MIL-HDBK-217 Resistor Tables

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This section includes the various tables for resistor specifications: Resistor types, temperature factor, power factor, power stress factor, environment factor, and quality factor. Included are both active and some older/inactive specifications because of the large number of equipments still in field use which contain these parts.

Resistor Style

Resistor Style Specification Description λb πT Table
Use Column:		 πS Table
Use Column:
RCMIL-R-11Resistor, Fixed, Composition (Insulated)0.001712
RCRMIL-R-39008Resistor, Fixed, Composition (Insulated) Est. Rel.0.001712
RLMIL-R-22684Resistor, Fixed, Film, Insulated0.003721
RLRMIL-R-39017Resistor, Fixed, Film (Insulated), Est. Rel.0.003721
RN (R, C or N)MIL-R-55182Resistor, Fixed, Film, Established Reliabily0.003721
RMMIL-R-55342Resistor, Fixed, Film, Chip, Established Reliabiiity0.003721
RNMIL-R-10509Resistor, Fixed Film (High Stability)0.003721
RDMIL-R-11804Resistor, Fixed, Film (Power Type)0.0037N/A, πT=11
RZMIL-R-83401Resistor Networks, Fixed, Film0.00191N/A, πS=1
RBMIL-R-93Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Accurate)0.002421
RBRMIL-R-39005Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Accurate) Est. Rel.0.002421
RWMIL-R-26Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Power Type)0.002422
RWRMIL-R-39007Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Power Type), Est. Rel0.002422
REMIL-R-18546Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Power Type, Chassis Mounted)0.002422
RERMIL-R-39009Resistor, Fixed, Wirewound (Power Type, Chassis Mounted), Est. Rel.0.002422
RTHMIL-R-23648Thermistor (Thermally Sensitive Resistor), Insulated0.0019N/A, πT=1N/A, πS=1
RTMIL-R-27208Resistor, Variabie, Wirewound (Lead Screw Activated)0.002421
RTRMIL-R-39015Resistor, Variable, Wirewound (Lead Screw Activated), Established Reliability0.002421
RRMIL-R-12934Resistor, Variabie, Wirewound, Precision0.002421
RAMIL-R-19Resistor, Variable, Wirewound (Low Operating Temperature)0.002411
RKMIL-R-0Resistor, Variable, Wirewound, Semi-Precision0.002411
RPMIL-R-22Resistor, Wirewound, Power Type0.002421
RJMIL-R-22097Resistor, Variable, Nonwirewound0.003721
RJRMIL-R-39035Resistor, Variable, Nonwirewound Est. Rel.0.003721
RVMIL-R-94Resistor, Variabie, Composition0.003721
RQMIL-R-39023Resistor, Variable, Nonwirewound, Precision0.003711
RVCMIL-R-23285Resistor, Variable, Nonwirewound0.003711

Temperature Factor - πT

T(°C) Column 1 Column 2
200.880.95
301.141.05
401.451.16
501.831.27
602.271.39
702.781.50
803.371.62
904.031.75
1004.791.87
1105.632.00
1206.572.12
1307.612.25
1408.752.38
1509.992.51

Power Factor - πp

Power Dissipation (Watts) πp
0.0010.068
0.0100.166
0.1300.451
0.2500.582
0.5000.763
0.7500.894
1.0001.000
2.0001.310
3.0001.535
4.0001.717
5.0001.873
10.0002.455
25.0003.509
50.0004.598
100.0006.026
150.0007.058

Power Stress Factor - πS

Power Stress Column 1 Column 2
0.1000.7930.662
0.2000.8850.812
0.3000.9880.996
0.4001.1021.221
0.5001.2311.498
0.6001.3741.836
0.7001.5332.252
0.8001.7122.762
0.9001.9113.387

Environment Factor - πE

Environment Factor πE
GB1.0
GF4.0
GM16.0
NS12.0
NU42.0
AIC18.0
AIF23.0
AUC31.0
AUF43.0
ARW63.0
SF0.5
MF0.4
ML87.0
CL1728.0

Quality Factor - πQ

Quality Factor πQ
Established Reliability, Style S0.0
Established Reliability, Style R0.1
Established Reliability, Style P0.3
Established Reliability, Style M1.0
Non-established Reliability Resistors (Most Two-Letter Styles)3.0
Commercial or Unknown Screening Level10.0