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MIL-C-27500 | NEMA WC 27500 Part Number Builder

MIL-C-27500 Wire (M27500 Cable)
MIL Spec Wire
NEMA WC 27500

The M27500 Cable specification is commonly used to describe both shielded and unshielded cable constructions for avionics, aerospace and airframe applications. Circuit identification, conductor size, insulation type, number of conductors, shielding material and jacket compound may all be specified using this document. Single conductor, twisted pairs, and multiconductor cables through 10 components are all included.

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Table 1: Basic M27500 Cable Description

CodeSAE ComponentCodeSAE ComponentCodeSAE Component
AAS50861/1MDAS81044/5SMAS22759/41
AAAS50861/5MEAS81044/6SNAS22759/42
ABAS50861/6MFAS81044/7SPAS22759/43
ADAS50861/7MGAS81044/8SRAS22759/44
BAS50861/2MHAS81044/9SSAS22759/45
CAS50861/3MJAS81044/10STAS22759/46
CAAS22759/13MKAS81044/11SVAS22759/47
CBAS22759/14MWAS81381/11SWAS22759/48
CCAS22759/15MLAS81044/12SXAS22759/49
DBAS22759/180MMAS81044/13SYAS22759/50
DCAS22759/181MRM81381/7TAAS22759/8
DEAS22759/182MSM81381/8TEAS22759/16
DFM22759/183MTM81381/9TFAS22759/17
DGAS22759/184MVM81381/10TGAS22759/18
DHAS22759/185MWM81381/11THAS22759/19
DJAS22759/186MYM81381/12TKAS22759/20
DKAS22759/187NAM81381/13TLAS22759/21
DLAS22759/188NBM81381/14TMAS22759/22
DMAS22759/189NEM81381/17TNAS22759/23
DNAS22759/190NFM81381/18VAAS22759/5
DPAS22759/191NGM81381/19WAAS22759/6
DRAS22759/192NHM81381/20WBAS22759/80
EAS22759/2NKM81381/21WCAS22759/81
EAAS22759/1NLM81381/22WEAS22759/82
FM8777 (MS27110)PAS50861/4WFAS22759/83
HM8777 (MS25471)RAAS22759/3WGAS22759/84
JAM25038/1RBAS22759/4WHAS22759/85
JBAS22759/28RCAS22759/11WJAS22759/86
JCAS22759/29REAS22759/12WKAS22759/87
JDAS22759/30SAAS22759/7WLAS22759/88
JEAS22759/31SBAS22759/32WMAS22759/89
JFM25038/3SCAS22759/33WNAS22759/90
LEAS22759/9SDAS22759/34WPAS22759/91
LHAS22759/10SEAS22759/35WRAS22759/92

Table 2: M27500 Cable's Shield Description

Single Shield
Code
Double Shield
Code
Shield Material
Description
Max. Temperature
for Shield
UN/ANot ShieldedN/A
TVTinned Copper, Round150°C
SWSilver-Coated Copper, Round200°C
NYNickel-Coated Copper, Round260°C
FZStainless Steel, Round400°C
CRNickel-Clad Copper, Round400°C
MKSilver-Coated High Strength Copper Alloy, Round200°C
$+Heavy Silver-Coated Copper, Round200°C
PLNickel-Coated High Strength Copper Alloy, Flat260°C
GASilver-Coated Copper, Flat200°C
HBSilver-Coated High Strength Copper Alloy, Flat260°C
*#Nickel-Coated Copper, Flat260°C
JDTinned Copper, Flat150°C
EXNickel-Coated High Strength Copper Alloy, Flat260°C
IQNickel-Chromium Alloy, Flat400°C

Table 3: M27500 Cable Jacket Type

Single Jacket
Code
Double Jacket
Code
Jacket Material
Description
Max. Temperature
for Jacket
0000No JacketN/A
0151Extruded PVC, White90°C
0252Extruded Nylon, Clear105°C
0353White Nylon Braid over Mylar105°C
0454Polyester Braid over Mylar150°C
0555Extruded FEP, Clear200°C
0656Extruded or Taped PTFE, White260°C
0757PTFE Coated Glass Braid over PTFE260°C
0858Extruded XL-PVDF, White150°C
0959Extruded FEP, White150°C
1060Extruded PVDF, Clear125°C
1161Polyimide Tape, FEP200°C
1262Polyimide Tape, FEP, Polyimide200°C
1464Extruded ETFE, White150°C
1565Extruded ETFE, Clear150°C
1666Nylon Braid, PTFE Tape200°C
1767Extruded ECTFE, White150°C
1868Extruded ECTFE, Clear150°C
2070Extruded PFA, White260°C
2171Extruded PFA, Clear260°C
2272Polyimide Tape, FEP Wrap, Polyimide200°C
2373Extruded XL-ETFE, White200°C
2474PTFE Tape over TFE/Polyimide200°C
2575Smooth PTFE Tape over TFE/Polyimide260°C
2676Extruded Low Fluoride XL-ETFE, White200°C

Table 4: M27500 Cable's Shield Covering and Color Coding

85% Shield
Coverage Code
90% Shield
Coverage Code
M27500 Cable TerminologyComponenet Wire
ID Method
-CPreferred Method, Table 4AWhite wire with colored stripes per Table 4A. Wire 1 has no stripe. Wires 11-15 have double stripes.
FHPreferred Method, Table 4BWhite wire with colored stripes per Table 4B. Wire 5 has no stripe. For wires 11-15, insulation is first color, stripe is second color.
ADOptional Method A, Table 4ASolid Colored Wire. Wires 11-15 have a stripe in a lighter shade of base color.
GJOptional Method A, Table 4BSolid Colored Wire. Wires 11-15, insulation is first color, stripe is second color.
BEOptional Method B, Table 4CWire insulation color is based on AWG size. Bands of contrasting color denote wire number (per table 4D)
KMOptional Method C, Table 4CWires are all same color based on AWG size. Numbers of contrasting color printed to denote wire number
LNOptional Method DWhite wires with numbers of contrasting color printed to denote wire number

Table 4A: M27500 Cable's Color Code Chart

Wire
Number
ColorWire
Number
ColorWire
Number
Color
1White6Black11Blue/Blue
2Blue7Yellow12Orange/Orange
3Orange8Violet13Green/Green
4Green9Gray14Red/Red
5Red10Brown15Black/Black

Table 4B: M27500 Cable's Color Code Chart

Wire
Number
ColorWire
Number
ColorWire
Number
Color
1Red6Black11Red/White
2Blue7Brown12Blue/White
3Yellow8Orange13Yellow/White
4Green9Violet14Green/White
5White10Gray15Black/White

Table 4C: M27500 Cable's Color Code By AWG Size

AWG
Size
ColorAWG
Size
ColorAWG
Size
ColorAWG
Size
Color
26Black24Blue22Green20Red
18White16Blue14Green12Yellow
10Brown8Red6Blue4Yellow
2Red1White1/0Blue2/0Green

Table 4D: M27500 Cable's Color Code Band Configuration

Wire
Number
Band
Configuration
Wire
Number
Band
Configuration
Wire
Number
Band
Configuration
1None66 Narrow111 Wide, 4 Narrow
22 Narrow77 Narrow121 Wide, 5 Narrow
33 Narrow81 Wide, 1 Narrow132 Wide, 1 Narrow
44 Narrow91 Wide, 2 Narrow142 Wide, 2 Narrow
55 Narrow101 Wide, 3 Narrow152 Wide, 3 Narrow