Glossary of Specifications
This page serves as a glossary of industry specifications covering aerospace, military, automotive, and other critical sectors. This resource provides explanations of key standards, regulations, and specifications to help you navigate complex requirements and ensure compliance across various applications. From material standards to performance guidelines, find everything you need in one place.
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Table of Contents
Aerospace and Military Elastomers (AMS, NAS, MIL)
AMS3201
Dry Heat Resistance
AMS3205
Low Temperature Resistance
AMS3208
Weather Resistant, Chloroprene Type
AMS3209
Weather Resistant, Chloroprene Type
AMS3212
Aromatic Fuel Resistant
AMS 3238
Phosphate-Ester Resistant, Butyl Type
AMS3301
Silicone, General Purpose
AMS3302
Silicone, General Purpose
AMS3303
Silicone, General Purpose
AMS3304
Silicone, General Purpose
AMS3305
Silicone, General Purpose
AMS3325
Fluorosilicone Rubber, Fuel and Oil Resistant
AMS3337
Silicone, Extreme Low Temperature Resistant
AMS3345
Silicone Rubber
AMS3357
Silicone Rubber, Lubricating Oil, Compression Set Resistant
AMS7257
Sealing Rings, Perfluorocarbon, High Temperature Resistant
AMS7259
High Temp, Fluid Resistant, Very Low Compression Set FKM
AMS7267
Silicone, Heat Resistant, Low Compression Set
AMS7271
Fuel and Low Temperature Resistant
AMS7272
Synthetic Lubricant Resistant
AMS7276
High Temp. Fluid Resistant, Very Low Compression Set FKM
NAS1613 Rev 2
Packing, O-ring, Phosphate Ester Resistant
NAS1613 Rev 5
Packing, O-ring, Phosphate Ester Resistant
AMS-P-5315
Packing O-ring, Hydrocarbon Fuel Resistant
AMS-P-5510
Gasket, Straight Thread Tube Fitting Boss
AMS-R-7362
Rubber, Sheet, Molded and Extruded Shapes, Synthetic Oil Resistant
AMS-P-25732
Packing, Preformed, Petroleum Hydraulic Fluid Resistant, Limited Performance
AMS-R-25988
Rubber, Fluorosilicone Elastomer, Oil and Fuel Resistant
AMS-R-83248
Rubber, Fluorocarbon Elastomer, High Temperature Fluid and Compression Set Resistant
AMS-P-83461
Packings, Preformed, Petroleum Hydraulic Fluid Resistant, Improved Performance
AMS-R-83485
Rubber, Fluorocarbon Elastomer, Improved Performance at Low Temperatures
MIL-G-1149C
Gasket Materials, Synthetic Rubber, 50 and 65 Durometer Hardness
MIL-R-3533B
Rubber, Synthetic; Sheet, Strip and Molded
MIL-P-5315B
Packing, O-ring, Hydrocarbon Fuel Resistant (Jet Fuels). Note: AMS-P-5315 supercedes MIL-P-53158
MIL-P-5510C
Gasket, Straight Thread Tube Fitting Boss (MIL-H-5606 Petroleum Based Hydraulic Fluid). Note: AMS-P-5510 supercedes MIL-P-5510
MIL-DTL-7362D
Rubber, Sheet, Molded and Extruded Shapes, Synthetic Oil Resistant (AMS3021). Note: AMS-R-7362 supercedes MIL-R-7362D
MIL-G-21569B
Gaskets, Cylinder Liner Seal, Synthetic
MIL-DTL-25732C
Packing, Preformed, Petroleum Hydraulic Fluid Resistant (MIL-H-5606)
MIL-R-25988
Rubber Fluorosilicone Elastomer, Oil and Fuel Resistant (MIL-H-5606 Petroleum Base). Note: AMS-R-25988 supercedes MIL-R-35988
MIL-P-82744
Packing, Preformed, Otto Fuel Compatible
MIL-R-83248C, Type I
Rubber, Fluorocarbon Elastomer, High Temperature Fluid and Compression. Note: AMS-R-83248 supercedes MIL-R-83248C
MIL-R-83485
Rubber, fluorocarbon Elastomer, Improved performance @ low Temp. Note: AMS-R-83485 supercedes MIL-R-83485
MIL-P-83461B
Packings, Preformed, Petroleum Hydraulic Fluid Resistant, Improved Performance. Note: AMS-P-5315 supercedes MIL-P-53158
ZZ-R-765E
Rubber, Silicone. Note: A-A-59588 supercedes ZZR-R-765E
Military Fluid Specification (MIL)
MIL-L-2104
Military Fluid Specification: Oil, Engine
MlL-S-3136
Military Fluid Specification: Standard Test Fluids, Hydrocarbon
MlL-L-3150
Military Fluid Specification: Oil, Preservative
MlL-G-3278
Military Fluid Specification: Aircraft Grease
MlL-O-3503
Military Fluid Specification: Oil, Preservative
MlL-G-3545
Military Fluid Specification: Hi-Temperature Grease
MIL-G-4339
Military Fluid Specification: Soluble Oil
MIL-G-4343
Military Fluid Specification: Pneumatic System Grease
MIL-J-5161
Military Fluid Specification: Jet Fuel, Referee
MIL-F-5566
Military Fluid Specification: Isopropyl Alcohol
MIL-G-5572
Military Fluid Specification: Fuel, Aircraft Reciprocating Engine, Grades 80/87 91/96, 100/130,115/145 Aviation Gas
MlL-H-5606
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, Aircraft and Ordnance
MlL-T-5624
Military Fluid Specification: Jet Fuel JP-4, JP-5
MlL-L-6081
Military Fluid Specification: Jet Engine Oil
MlL-L-6082
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Aircraft Reciprocating Piston Engine
MlL-H-6083
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Preservative
MlL-L-6085
Military Fluid Specification: Synthetic Di-ester Base Fluid
MlL-A-6091
Military Fluid Specification: Denatured Ethyl Alcohol
MlL-L-6387
Military Fluid Specification: Synthetic Di-ester Base Lubricating Oil
MlL-C-7024
Military Fluid Specification: Aircraft Calibrating Fluid
MlL-H-7083
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Hydrolube
MlL-G-7118
Military Fluid Specification: Actuator Grease
MlL-G-7187
Military Fluid Specification: Grease, Graphite
MLO-7277
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, Hi-Temp.
MlL-G-7421
Military Fluid Specification: Grease, Extreme Low Temp.
MLO-7557
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, Hi-Temp.
MlL-G-7711
Military Fluid Specification: Grease, General Purpose
MlL-L-7808
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Aircraft Turbine Engine, Synthetic Di-ester Base
MlL-L-7870
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Low Temperature, General Purpose
MlL-C-8188
Military Fluid Specification: Corrosion Preventive Oil, Syn. Base
MLO-8200
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Aircraft and Missile, Silicate-ester Base
MlL-H-8446
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Silicate-ester Base (MLO-8515)
MLO-8515
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Silicate-ester Base (MlL-H-8446)
MlL-L-9000
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Diesel
MlL-L-9236
Military Fluid Specification: Synthetic Lubricating Oil, Turbine
MlL-E-8500
Military Fluid Specification: Ethylene Glycol, Technical, Uninhibited
MIL-G-10924
Military Fluid Specification: Automotive Grease
MIL-H-13910
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Non-petroleum Automotive Brake
MIL-L-15017
Military Fluid Specification: Oil, Hydraulic
MIL-G-15793
Military Fluid Specification: Grease, Instrument
MIL-F-16884
Military Fluid Specification: Fuel Oil, Diesel, Marine
MlL-F-17111
Military Fluid Specification: Power Transmission Fluid
MlL-L-17331
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Non-corrosive, Steam Turbine
MlL-H-19457
Military Fluid Specification: Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluid (phosphate-ester base)
MlL-L-21260
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Engine, Preservative
MlL-S-21568
Military Fluid Specification: Silicone Fluid, Dimethyl Polysiloxane
MlL-H-22251
Military Fluid Specification: Hydrazine Solution, 22%
MlL-L-23699
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Aircraft Turbine Engine, Synthetic Base
MlL-G-23827
Military Fluid Specification: Grease, Aircraft and Instrument
MlL-G-25013
Military Fluid Specification: Bearing Grease, Extreme High Temperature
MlL-G-25537
Military Fluid Specification: Aircraft, Helicopter Oscillating Bearing Grease
MIL-F-25558
Military Fluid Specification: Fuel, Ram Jet (RJ1)
MlL-C-25576
Military Fluid Specification: Rocket and Ram Jet Fuel (RP1)
MlL-F-25656
Military Fluid Specification: Jet Fuel, Grade JP6
MlL-L-25681
Military Fluid Specification: Oil, Moly Disulphide, Silicone Base, High Temperature
MlL-G-25760
Military Fluid Specification: Bearing Grease, Wide Temp. Range
MlL-P-27402
Military Fluid Specification: Propellent, Aerozine-50
MlL-H-27601
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Petroleum Base, High Temperature, Flight Vehicle
MlL-L-46167
Military Fluid Specification: Lubricating Oil, Internal Combustion Engine, Arctic
MIl-H-46170
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Rust Inhibited, Fire Resistant, Synthetic
MIL-F-81912
Military Fluid Specification: Fuel, Expendable, Turbine Engine
MlL-F-82522
Military Fluid Specification: Fuel, Ramjet Engine, T-H Dimer Grade RJ-4
MIL-T-83133
Military Fluid Specification: Turbine Fuel, Aviation, Kerosene Type, Grade JP-8
MIL-H-83282
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Fire Resistant, Synthetic Hydrocarbon Base, Aircraft
MIL-H-87257
Military Fluid Specification: Hydraulic Fluid, Fire Resistant, Synthetic Hydrocarbon Base, Aircraft, Low Temperature
Standards and Testing (DIN, ISO)
DIN 3770
Sealing rings (O-rings) with special accuracy made of elastomeric materials. This standard should not be used for new designs.
DIN 3771 Part 1
Fluid systems, O-rings, sizes to ISO 3601-1. This standard contains sizes and tolerances of O-rings with special accuracy for general applications in fluid systems.
DIN 3771 Part 2
Fluid systems, O-rings, testing, marking. This standard applies to DIN 3771 Part 1, testing and marking of O-rings.
DIN 3771 Part 3
Fluid systems, O-rings, field of application, materials. This standard covers materials, their hardness range and fields of application of O-rings to DIN 3771 Part 1.
DIN 3771 Part 4
Fluid systems, O-rings, quality acceptance criteria, surface finish and form. This standard covers acceptance criteria for surface finish and form.
DIN 7715
Rubber parts; tolerances, molded shapes from soft rubber (elastomers).
DIN 7716
Products from rubber; requirements for storage, cleaning and servicing.
DIN 9088
Aerospace; shelf-life of parts from elastomers (under preparation).
DIN 24 320
Fire resistant hydraulic fluids, group HFA-1, properties and requirements.
DIN 40 080
Procedures and tables for inspection by attributes — statistical sampling.
DIN 50 049
Certification of material testing.
DIN 51 524
Hydraulic fluids, hydraulic oils H and H-L; minimum requirements.
DIN 51 525
Hydraulic fluids; hydraulic oils H-LP; minimum requirements.
DIN 51 600
Liquid fuels, leaded petroleum oils; minimum requirements.
DIN 51 601
Liquid fuels, Diesel oil; minimum requirements.
DIN 51 603 Part 1
Liquid fuels; heating oils, heating oil EL; minimum requirements.
DIN 51 603 Part 2
Liquid fuels; heating oils, heating oils L. M and S; minimum requirements.
DIN 53 479
Testing of plastics and elastomers; measurement of specific gravity.
DIN 53 504
Testing of elastomers; measurement of tensile strength, maximum stress, elongation at break and stress values at tensile test.
DIN 53 505
Testing of elastomers; Shore A and D hardness tests.
DIN 53 507
Testing of elastomers; determination of tear growth, strip specimen.
DIN 53 512
Testing of rubbers; determination of rebound resilience.
DIN 53 516
Testing of rubbers and elastomers; determination of abrasion resistance.
DIN 53 517
Testing of elastomers - determination of compression set.
DIN 53 519 Part 1
Testing of elastomers; determination of indentation hardness of soft rubber (IRHD), hardness test on samples.
DIN 53 519 Part 2
Testing of elastomers; determination of indentation hardness of soft rubber (IRHD), microhardness on samples of minor dimensions.
DIN 53 521
Testing of rubber and elastomers; determination of the resistance to liquids, vapors and gases.
DIN 53 522
Testing of elastomers; determination of resistance to flex-cracking and crack growth
DIN 53 538
Standard reference elastomer; nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), cross-linked by peroxide to characterize working fluids with respect to their reaction on NBR.
DIN 53 545
Testing of rubber; determination of the behavior at low temperature (behavior to cold), principles, testing methods.
DIN 53 670
Testing of rubber or elastomers; testing of rubber in standard text mixtures, equipment and procedures.
DIN ISO 1629
Rubber and latex; difference and abbreviations.
VDMA 24 317
Fluid systems; hydraulic, fire-resistant hydraulic fluids, guidelines.
LN 9214
Aerospace; toroidal sealing rings (O-rings) for solderless tube fittings with coupling sleeves, flareless.
ISO 3601/1
Fluid systems, O-rings - Part 1. Inner diameters, cross-sections, tolerances and size coding.
ISO 3601/2 (under preparation)
Fluid systems, O-rings - Part 2. Design criteria for O-ring grooves.
ISO 3601/3 (under preparation)
Fluid systems. O-rings - Part 3. Quality acceptance levels.
ISO 3601/4 (under preparation)
Fluid systems, O-rings - Part 4. O-ring grooves with back-up rings.
ISO 3601/5 (under preparation)
Fluid systems, O-rings - Part 5. O-rings for connectors to ISO 6149.
BS 1806
Specifies dimensions (inches) for inner diameters and cross-sections and their tolerances including grooves.
BS 4518
Specifies dimensions and tolerances together with groove dimensions. Cross-section diameters are: 1.6 / 2.4 / 3.0 / 5.7 and 8.4 mm
NF-T-47-501
is comparable with ISO 3601 Part 1.
NF-T-47-502
is comparable with ISO 3601 Part 2.
NF-T-47-503
is comparable with ISO 3601 Part 3.
References
Parker O-Ring Handbook, www.parker.com/content/dam/Parker-com/Literature/O-Ring-Division-Literature/ORD-5700.pdf. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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