MIL-STD-810H, Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests
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503.7 TEMPERATURE SHOCK CONTENTS
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SCOPE
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1.1
PURPOSE
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1.2
APPLICATION
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1.3
LIMITATIONS
1
2.
TAILORING GUIDANCE
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2.1
SELECTING THIS METHOD
2
2.1.1
EFFECTS OF THERMAL SHOCK ENVIRONMENTS
2
2.1.2
SEQUENCE AMONG OTHER METHODS
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2.2
SELECTING PROCEDURES
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2.2.1
PROCEDURE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS
3
2.2.2
PROCEDURE VARIATIONS
3
2.3
DETERMINE TEST LEVELS AND CONDITIONS
3
2.3.1
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
3
2.3.2
EXPOSURE CONDITIONS
3
2.3.3
TEST DURATION (NUMBER OF SHOCKS)
4
2.3.4
TEST ITEM CONFIGURATION
4
2.3.5
TEMPERATURE STABILIZATION
5
2.3.6
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
5
2.3.7
TRANSFER TIME
5
2.4
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
5
3.
INFORMATION REQUIRED
5
3.1
PRETEST
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3.2
DURING TEST
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3.3
POST-TEST
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4.
TEST PROCESS
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4.1
TEST FACILITY
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4.1.1
APPARATUS
6
4.1.2
INSTRUMENTATION
6
4.2
CONTROLS
6
4.2.1
TEMPERATURE
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4.2.2
AIR-VELOCITY
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4.2.3
TRANSFER TIME
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4.3
TEST INTERRUPTION
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4.3.1
INTERRUPTION DUE TO CHAMBER MALFUNCTION
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4.3.2
INTERRUPTION DUE TO TEST ITEM OPERATION FAILURE
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4.4
TEST EXECUTION
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4.4.1
PREPARATION FOR TEST
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4.4.2
PROCEDURE I - SHOCK FROM CONSTANT EXTREME TEMPERATURE
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4.4.2.1
PROCEDURE I-A - ONE-WAY SHOCK(S) FROM CONSTANT EXTREME TEMPERATURE
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4.4.2.2
PROCEDURE I-B - SINGLE SHOCK FROM CONSTANT EXTREME TEMPERATURE
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4.4.2.3
PROCEDURE I-C - MULTI-CYCLE SHOCK FROM CONSTANT EXTREME TEMPERATURE
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4.4.2.4
PROCEDURE I-D - SHOCKS TO OR FROM CONTROLLED AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
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MIL-STD-810H METHOD
503.7 CONTENTS - Continued
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ANALYSIS OF RESULTS
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6.
REFERENCE/RELATED DOCUMENTS
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6.1
REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
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6.2
RELATED DOCUMENTS
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FIGURES
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503.7-1 SINGLE SHOCK (1/2 CYCLE)
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503.7-2 SINGLE CYCLE SHOCKS
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503.7-3 MULTI-CYCLE SHOCKS
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503.7-4 SHOCKS TO & FROM CONTROLLED AMBIENT
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MIL-STD-810H
METHOD
503.7 TEMPERATURE SHOCK
NOTE: Tailoring is essential. Select methods, procedures, and parameter levels based on the tailoring process described in Part One, paragraph 4.2.2, and Annex C. Apply the general guidelines for laboratory test methods described in Part One, paragraph 5 of this standard.