MIL-DTL-50700A
3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 General. Materials, parts and assemblies shall comply with the requirements specified on the
applicable drawings and referenced specifications.
3.2 Shear pin strength. The shear pin, after application of protective finish, shall shear when a load of 41
pounds plus or minus 5 pounds is applied at the steady rate of 0.125 inches per minute.
3.3 Protective finish. Protective finish shall be in accordance with the applicable specifications and
drawings and shall apply to all surfaces of the component regardless of configuration.
3.4 Residual magnetism. The metal parts assemblies shall not deflect the indicator of the compass more
than 5 degrees in either direction when passed in front of the compass at a distance of 5 inches.
3.5 Workmanship. The requirements for workmanship are as specified on the applicable drawings,
referenced specifications and the following:
3.5.1 Metal defects. The part shall be free from cracks, splits, cold shuts, inclusions, porosity or other
metal defects.
3.5.2 Burr. The part shall not have a burr which might interfere with the assembly or function of the item
or which might be injurious to personnel handling the item.
3.5.3 Foreign matter. The part or assembly shall not contain chips, dirt, grease, oil, rust, corrosion or
other foreign matter.
4. VERIFICATION
4.1 Classification of inspections.
a. First Article inspection (see 4.2)
b. Lot acceptance inspection (see 4.3)
4.1.1 Quality assurance terms and definitions. Reference shall be made to ANSI/ASQ A8402 to define
the quality assurance terms used.
4.1.2 Inspection. Inspection shall be in accordance with MIL-A-2550.
4.2 First article sample.
4.2.1 Initial production sample. At the beginning of regular production, the contractor shall submit an
initial production sample to a government approved facility for evaluation. The sample shall consist of 50
units from each head treated lot for hardness tests, 50 shear pins from each lot, 23 units for protective
finish tests, to be tested in accordance with Table I and 10 sets of unassembled parts for visual and
dimensional examination.
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