1、INCH-POUND MIL-DTL-46610F 12 December 2009 SUPERSEDING MIL-P-46610E 5 November 1973 DETAIL SPECIFICATION PRIMERS, PERCUSSION, STYPHNATE AND CHLORATE TYPES, FOR SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense within the distrib
2、ution limitations noted at the bottom of the page. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Scope. This specification covers the requirements, examinations, and tests for percussion primers, percussion, styphnate and chlorate types, for small arms ammunition used for igniting the propellant charge in small arms ammunition. 1.2
3、 Classification. Primers covered by this specification must be of the following classes as specified. 1.2.1 Types. The type primers are as follows: Type 1 - Primers procured, packaged and shipped as end Items. Type 2 - Primers manufactured by a small arms ammunition prime contractor and intended for
4、 assembly into cartridges by the same contractor. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are needed to meet the requirements specified in sections 3 and 4 of this specification. This section does not include documents in other sections of this specification or reco
5、mmended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed. AMSC N/A
6、 FSC 1305 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to: Commander, U.S. Army ARDEC, ATTN: RDAR-QES-E, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000 or e-mailed to ardecstdznconus.army.mil . Si
7、nce contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this information using ASSIST Online database at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil .Inactive for new design after 12 December 2009Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-D
8、TL-46610F 2 2.2 Government documents. 2.2.1 Specifications, standards and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or co
9、ntract. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFICATIONS MIL-P- 46296C - Primer, Percussion, M82, Loading, Assembling and Packing DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STANDARDS MIL-STD-1168 - Ammunition Lot Numbering and Ammunition Data Card MIL-STD-1916 - DoD Preferred Methods for Acceptance of Product (Copies of these docum
10、ents are available online at http:/assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ or from the Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094.) 2.2.2 Other Government documents drawings and publications. The following other Government documents, drawings and publi
11、cations form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract. U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (ARDEC) PUBLICATIONS TECP-700-700 - Manual of Test Methods f
12、or Small Arms Vol. III Ammunition ORD-SIP-S314 - Visual Inspection Standards for Small Arms Amuniton Primer Defcts SCATP-5.56MM - Small Caliber Ammunition Test Procedures- 5.56mm Cartridges SCATP-5.56MM - Small Caliber Ammunition Test Procedures- 5.56mm (Heavy Bullet) Cartridges SCATP-7.62MM - Ammun
13、ition Ballistic Acceptance Test Methods - Test Procedures for 7.62mm Cartidges SCATP- CAL45 - Ammunition Ballistic Acceptance Test Methods - Test Procedures for Caliber .45 Cartidges (Application for copies should be addressed to Quality Engineering and System Assurance, U.S. Army, ARDEC, Picatinny
14、Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, ATTN: RDAR-QEM-D or email qesa-qem-dconus.army.mil .) Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 3 U.S. ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER (ARDEC) DRAWINGS 5001168 - Primer (Chlorate
15、) for Caliber .45, 5033178 - Primer (Chlorate) for Caliber .50 7645332 - Primer (Styphnate) Caliber .30 and Caliber .30 Blank 10534279 - Primer (Styphnate) for 5.56mm 8594094 - Primer (Styphnate) for 7.62mm Match 10522621 - Primer (Styphnate) for 7.62111m, 7.62mm Blank, 7.62mm Grenade and 7.62mm Mat
16、ch, and Caliber .30 10535489 - Primer (Styphnate) for 7.62mm Match, 7.62mm Blank, Caliber .30 and Caliber .30 Match 7645336 - Primer (Styphnate) for Caliber .45 and Caliber .45 Blank 7645339 - Primer (Styphnate) for Caliber .50 8861197 - Primer, Percussion, M82 Assembly 5000131 - Primer No.26 859581
17、9 - Primer No. 36 M 10522382 - Primer, Composition, FA-70 10522383 - Primer, Composition, FA-90A 10522388 - Primer, Composition, FA-956 10535491 - Primer, Composition, FA-1023 6006156 - Case, Cartridge, Caliber .30 Blank 9378276 - Case, Cartridge, 5.56mm Dummy 10524200 - Case, Cartridge, 5.56mm 1053
18、4927 - Case, Cartridge, 5.56mm Blank 11820451 - Case, Cartridge, 5.56mm 7553772 - Case, Cartridge, 7.62mm Grenade 8597284 - Case, Cartridge, 7.62mm Blank 10521997 - Case, Cartridge, 7.62mm 8597567 - Case, Cartridge, 7.62mm Match 12977196 - Case, Cartridge, 7.62mm M118LR 6000501 - Case, Cartridge, Ca
19、liber .45 10523084 - Case, Cartridge, Caliber .45 Blank 7639487 - Case (Steel), Cartridge, Caliber .45 Blank 5502646 - Case, Cartridge, Caliber .50 6006152 - Cartridge, Caliber .30 Blank, M1909 8595432 - Cartridge, Caliber .30 Match, M72 9342868 - Cartridge, 5.56mm, Ball, M193 10523632 - Cartridge,
20、5.56mm, Ball, M193 10542379 - Cartridge, 5.56mm, Blank, M200 8597555 - Cartridge, 7.62mm, NATO, M118 10521998 - Cartridge, 7.62mm, NATO, Ball, M80 7553707 - Cartridge, 7.62mm, NATO, Grenade Rifle, M64 8597283 - Cartridge, 7.62mm, NATO, Blank, M82 6000503 - Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, M1911 1052308
21、5 - Cartridge, Caliber .45, Blank, M9 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 4 7635291 - Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, M9 (Steel Case) 7553097 - Cartridge, Caliber .45, Ball, M33 (Copies of these drawings are available from U.
22、S. Army ARDEC, ATTN: RDAR-EIS-PE, Picatinny, NJ 07806-5000, or email pica.drawing.requestconus.army.mil.) 2.3 Order of precedence. Unless otherwise noted herein or in the contract, in the event of a conflict between the text of this document and the references cited herein, the text of this document
23、 takes precedence. Nothing in this document, however, supersedes applicable laws and regulations unless a specific exemption has been obtained. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 First article. When specified (see 6.2), a sample shall be subjected to first article inspection in accordance with 4.3. 3.2 Conformance
24、 inspection. A sample of the completed primers shall be subjected to conformance inspection in accordance with 4.4. 3.3 Components and assemblies. The components and assemblies shall comply with all requirements specified in the applicable specifications and drawings. 3.3.1 M82 percussion primer (Wh
25、en assembled in the cartridge, 7.62mm. NATO, Ball. M80). When No. 34 primer is made in accordance with Dwg. 10522621 for the M82 percussion primer, it shall meet the requirements of this drawing when tested in the cartridge, 7.62mm. NATO, Ball. M80. 3.4 Sensitivity. The sensitivity shall be in accor
26、dance with the limits specified in Table I for each type of primer: TABLE I. Primer sensitivity limits Primer Required Case Height in Inches (H+5s fire) (H-2s no-fire) Dwg. No. 10522621 7.62mm Match 15 3 Dwg. No. 10535489 7.62mm Match 15 3 Dwg. No. 10522621 7.62mm 15 3 Dwg. No. 8594094 7.62mm Match
27、15 3 Dwg. No. 10522621 7.62mm Grenade 15 3 Dwg. No. 10522621 7.62mm Blank 15 3 Dwg. No. 10535489 7.62mm Blank 15 3 Dwg. No. 7645332 Caliber .30 Blank 15 2 Dwg. No. 8594094 Caliber .30 Blank 15 2 Dwg. No. 7645336 Caliber .45 16 2 Dwg. No. 5001168 Caliber .45 16 2 Dwg. No. 7645339 Caliber .50 15 2 Dwg
28、. No. 5033178 Caliber .50 15 2 Dwg. No. 7645336 Caliber .45 Blank 18 3 Dwg. No. 5001168 Caliber .45 Blank Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 5 TABLE I. Primer sensitivity limits - Continued (H+3s fire) (H-3s no-fire) Dwg.
29、No. 10534279 5.56mm 12 3 Dwg. No. 10534279 5.56mm Blank 13 2 3.4.1 M82 percussion primer. When the No. 34 primer is made in accordance with Dwg. No. 10522621 for the M82 percussion primer, it shall meet the requirements as specified in Nonfunctioning and Functioning without black powder of MIL-P-462
30、96. 3.5 Action time. The action time (see 6.3) of the cartridge assembled with a primer produced in accordance with Dwgs. 5000131, 5033178, 7645339, 8594094, 8595819, 10522621, 10534279 or 10535489 shall not exceed 0.0025 seconds. 3.6 Function and casualty. The primer when assembled into cartridges
31、in accordance with Dwgs. 6000503, 6006152, 7553097, 7553707, 7635291, 8595432, 8597283, 8597555, 9342868, 10521998, 10523085, 10523632 or 10542379 shall function without casualty. 3.7 Velocity. The average velocity and the standard deviation of the velocities of cartridges conditioned at 70 2 Fahren
32、heit (F) shall not exceed the requirements for the cartridges in accordance to Table II. TABLE II. Velocities Cartridges Average Velocity Feet Per Second (ft/sec) Max Std. Dev. of Velocities 5.56mm, Ball, M193 3165 40 at 78 feet from muzzle 40 5.56mm, Ball, M855 3020 40 at 78 feet from muzzle 40 7.6
33、2mm, Grenade, M64 160 5 at 5.6 feet forward end of Grenade 2 7.62mm, NATO, Special Ball, M118: Long Range 2580 30 at 78 feet from muzzle 28 7.62mm, Ball M80 2750 30 at 78 feet from muzzle for gilding metal clad steel jacketed bullets or 2670 30 at 78 feet from muzzle for gilding metal jacketed bulle
34、ts 32 Cal. .45, Ball M1911 855 25 at 25.5 feet from muzzle 27 Cal. .50, Ball M33 2905 30 at 78 feet from muzzle 36 3.8 Chamber pressure. The average chamber pressure for the cartridges conditioned at 70 2 Fahrenheit (F) shall not exceed the requirement for the cartridges in accordance with Table III
35、. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 6 TABLE III. Chamber pressure requirement Cartridges Pressure5.56mm, Ball, M193 52,000 psi, max. 5.56mm, Ball, M855 58,700 psi, max. 7.62mm, Ball, M80 57,000 psi, max. 7.62mm, NATO, Spe
36、cial Ball, M118: Long Range 52,000 psi, max. Cal. .45, Ball M1911 19,000 psi, max. Cal. .50, Ball, M33 65,000 psi, max. 3.9 Priming composition. The priming composition for the following primers shall be accordance with Table IV. TABLE IV. Primers Primers Name Drawing #26 Composition, FA-70 10522382
37、 #28 Composition, FA-70 or Composition, FA-90A 10522382 or 10522383 #34 and #41 Composition, FA-956 10522388 #43 Composition, FA-1023 10535491 50 M Primer (Styphnate) For Caliber .50 7645339 3.10 Workmanship. 3.10.1 Metal defects. The primer shall be free of cracks, laminations, nicks, dents, scratc
38、hes, and other metal defects. . 3.10.2 Foreign matter. The primer shall be free of corrosion, stains, discoloration, dirt, oil and other foreign matter. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 7 4. VERIFICATION TABLE V. Require
39、ment / verification cross-reference matrix Method of Verification 1 Analysis 2 Demonstration 3 Examination 4 Test Classes of Verification A First article B Conformance SECTION 3 REQUIREMENTS VERIFICATION METHOD VERIFICATION CLASS SECTION 4 VERIFICATION Para. Description 1 2 3 4 A B 3.1 First article
40、 X X X 4.3 3.2 Conformance Inspection X X 4.4 3.3 Components and assemblies X X 4.3, 4.4 3.3.1 M82 percussion primer (When assembled in the cartridge, 7.62mm. NATO, Ball. M80). X X X 4.4.2.1 4.4.2.6 4.5.8 3.4 Sensitivity X X X 4.5.1 3.5 Action time X X X 4.5.2 3.6 Function and casualty X X X 4.5.3 3
41、.7 Velocity X X X 4.5.4 3.8 Chamber pressure X X X 4.5.5 3.9 Priming composition X X X 4.5.6 3.10.1 Metal defects X X X Visual 3.10.2 Foreign Material X X X Visual 4.1 Classification of inspections. The inspection requirements specified herein are classified as follows: a. First article inspection (
42、see 4.3). b. Conformance inspection (see 4.4). 4.2 Inspection conditions. Unless otherwise specified, all inspection shall be performed in accordance with the test conditions specified in 4.5. 4.3 First article. When specified, a sample shall be subject to first article verification in accordance to
43、 Table VI. 4.3.1 First article quantity. The first article sample shall consist of the assemblies, components and test specimens listed below in Table VI. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-DTL-46610F 8 4.3.2 Inspection to be perform
44、ed. The first article inspection shall be performed in accordance with Table VII. 4.3.3 First article rejection. If any item of the sample fails to comply with all first article requirements, the first article shall be rejected. TABLE VI. First article verification quantities Part description Quanti
45、ty Completed primer 3,500 Anvil 3,500 Cup 3,500 TABLE VII. First article inspection Part Inspection methodAnvil A sample of 320 shall be selected from the sample of 3,500 anvils and inspected for all dimensions on the drawing that are not listed as advisory. Cup A sample of 320 shall be selected fro
46、m the sample of 3,500 cups inspected for all dimensions on the drawing that are not listed as advisory. Completed Primer The entire sample of 3,500 shall be subjected to all the critical and 100% major examinations listed in 4.2.1 through 4.2.6. Functional testing will be in accordance with Table VI
47、II with quantities as specified in Table VIII. A sample of 320 shall be selected from the 3,500 primers and subjected to all the major examinations listed in 4.4.2.1 through 4.4.2.6. A sample of 80 shall be selected from the above sample of 320 primers and subjected to all the minor examinations lis
48、ted in 4.4.2.1 through 4.4.2.6. 4.3.2 Rejection. If any assembly, component or test specimen fails to comply with any of the applicable requirements, the first article sample shall be rejected. 4.4 Conformance Inspection. 4.4.1 Lot formation. Lot formation shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-1168. Unless otherwise specified, component ingredients shall be homogeneous, inspected, and tested. 4.4.2 Examinations and tests. a. Classification of characteristics. For the conformance inspection paragraphs 4.4.2.1 thru 4.4.2.8, one hundred percent examination shall be performed for all c
