MIL-HDBK-695 Rubber Products: Recommended Shelf LifeThis handbook provides guidance for establishing time periods for the expected life of elastomeric products during shelf storage. The use of the expected shelf storage lives listed herein is NOT MADE MANDATORY by this handbook. This handbook is for guidance only and cannot be cited as a requirement. The decision as to whether or not a product will have a limit placed upon the time that it may remain in storage is a function of the agency responsible for the products ultimate use.

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Military Specifications

Identifier

Title/Description

Elastomers

Expected

Shelf

Life (Yrs)

Required

Commonly

Used

MIL-I-3930

Insulating & Jacketing Compounds, Electrical (For

Cables, Cords & Wires), General Specification for

Type IS Type IS-L Type IR Type IL Type IJ-S Type IL-H Type IL-RN Type JS Type JS-L Type JR Type JN Type JN-L

SBR SBR NR NR SBR NR NR SBR SBR NR CR CR

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

15

15

MIL-B-4792

Bumper, Rubber, Duplex Round

Type I Type II

NR/SYN

SBR(core)

3

*

MIL-R-5001

Rubber, Cellular Sheet, Molded & Hand-Built

Shapes; Latex Foam (see SAE AMS-R-5001) Composition 1

Composition 2

NR NR

3

3

MIL-DTL-5423

Boots, Dust & Moisture Seal (For Toggle and

Push-Button Switches, Circuit Breakers, & Rotary- Actuated Parts), General Specification for

All Types & Styles

Q

20

MIL-DTL-5498

Accumulators, Hydraulic, Cylindrical 3000 psi,

Aircraft

Type I

NBR

15

MIL-C-5651

Cord, Elastic, Exerciser & Shock Absorber for

Aeronautical Use

All Types

NR

3