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AN6270 Rev 10
19 January 2017
SUPERSEDING
AN6270 Rev 9
w/AMENDMENT 1
3 December 2012

DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET

HOSE ASSEMBLY - DETACHABLE SWIVEL FITTING, LOW PRESSURE

This specification is approved for use by all Departments0

and Agencies of the Department of Defense.

The requirements for acquiring the product described herein shall consist of this specification sheet.

Dash Tubing Hose Adapter

Hose D Min
size OD ID (nominal) (see notes
inch (mm)
inch (mm) 3 and 4)
-2 .125 M5593-2 .125 (3.18) MS27404-2 .052 (1.32)
-3 .188 M5593-3 .188 (4.78) MS27404-3 .109 (2.77)
-4 .250 M5593-4 .250 (6.35) MS27404-4 .156 (3.96)
-6 .375 M5593-6 .375 (9.53) MS27404-6 .281 (7.14)
-8 .500 M5593-8 .500 (12.70) MS27404-8 .375 (9.53)
-10 .625 M5593-10 .625 (15.88) MS27404-10 .453 (11.51)

NOTES:
1. Dimensions are in inches.
2. Metric equivalents are given for information only.
3. See table I for fitting materials and table II for fitting finishes.
4. MS27404 adapter assembly consists of a socket and an AN818 nut.
5. “L” is hose assembly length.
6. Dimensioning and tolerancing: ASME Y14.5M.

FIGURE 1. Hose assembly dimensions and configuration.

AMSC N/A FSC 4720

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REQUIREMENTS:

The hose shall be a product that is listed on QPL-5593. The adapter shall be a product that is listed on
QPL-38726.

The hose assembly shall be proof pressure tested in accordance with MIL-DTL-5593.

Materials and finishes shall be in accordance with MIL-DTL-38726, see table I for material designators.

TABLE I. Adapter material finish and identification codes.

Designator Material
D 1/ Aluminum alloy 2014-T6 or 2024-T6 or -T851
J Corrosion resistant steel (CRES), type 304
K Corrosion resistant steel (CRES), type 316
P Chrome-molybdenum steel 4130
S Steel 4140
T 2/ Titanium
W Aluminum alloy 7075-T73
1/ Inactive for new design, for new design use aluminum alloy
7075 to improve stress corrosion resistance and tensile
strength.
2/ Titanium shall not be used in oxygen systems.

Finishes shall be in accordance with MIL-DTL-38726, see table II for plating finish designators.

TABLE II. Material finish identification codes.

Plating
finish Material Plating Finish
designator
Blank Steel 4130 or 4140 Cadmium 1/
Blank Anodized
Aluminum
AN Anodize then apply NAVAIR trivalent chromium pretreatment
Zinc aluminum in accordance with ASTM F1136/F1136M,
H Steel 4130 or 4140
grade 3, NC.
J Steel 4130 or 4140 Zinc-nickel 2/
Zinc phosphate in accordance with MIL-DTL-16232, type Z,
P Steel 4130 or 4140
Class 4
Zinc plating in accordance with ASTM B633 type III or V,
R Steel 4130 or 4140
Fe/Zn 8
Blank CRES No additional finish, passivated
Blank Titanium Anodize in accordance with SAE-AMS2488, type 2
TF Titanium Fluoride phosphate in accordance with SAE-AMS2486
Z Steel 4130 or 4140 Zinc plating in accordance with ASTM B695, type I, class 8 3/
Zinc may be any zinc plating from PIN codes J, R, and Z with a
ZC Steel
colored chromate coating 3/

1/ Cadmium shall not be used in oxygen or potable water systems.

2/ Zinc nickel shall be in accordance with SAE-AMS2417, type 2, grade B, except the zinc-nickel alloy
plate shall contain 12% to 16% nickel. The coating thickness shall be 315 micro-inches (8 microns)
minimum coating thickness.
3/ Not for use in aircraft. Requires approval from the Program Officer for all applications.
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Adapter color coding reference MIL-DTL-38726.

Hose assemblies under 12 to 999 inches are expressed in inches and fractional lengths, see table III.

TABLE III. Hose assembly fractional length designators.

Length 12.0 18
Under 12
Fractional to 17.75 to 35.5 36 to 999
inches
Length inches inches inches
Fraction Decimal mm +.120
designator +.188 + .250 ± 1%
(3.05 mm)
(4.78 mm) (6.35 mm)
0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 0
1 1/8 .125 3.18 1 --- --- ---
2 1/4 .250 6.35 2 2 --- ---
3 3/8 .375 9.53 3 --- --- ---
4 1/2 .500 12.70 4 4 4 4
5 5/8 .625 15.88 5 --- --- ---
6 3/4 .750 19.05 6 6 --- ---

Hose length is always 3 digits, use leading zeros as required see examples below.

Examples:
0063 is a hose assembly length of 6-3/8 inches with a tolerance of +.120 inches.
0152 is a hose assembly length of 15-1/4 inch with a tolerance of +.188 inches.
0244 is a hose assembly length of 24-1/2 inches with a tolerance of +.250 inches.
0800 is a hose assembly length of 6 feet 8 inches (80 inches) with a tolerance of ±1%.

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Part or Identifying Number (PIN): The PIN shall consist of AN prefix, specification sheet number,
hose dash size, material code, a dash number for hose length in inches and fractional length
designator, material finish code, and L hose with lock wire hole and leave blank with no lock wire
hole.

AN 6270 -4 S - 012 4 H L

Blank no lock wire, “L” lockwire (see AN818 nut)

Material finish, see table II

Fractional length (0 - 6)

Length in whole inches (use leading zeros when

necessary)

Dash

Material designator (see table I)

Dash size (see figure 1)

Specification sheet number

AN prefix

Example of PIN: AN6270-4S-0124HL indicates a hose assembly .250-inch tube to hose, 4140 steel
adaptor’s, 12.5 inches long, zinc aluminum plating, and lock wire holes.

The hose assembly shall be identified with the PIN on an attached tag that shall be removed upon
installation.

The age of the hose assembly covered by this specification sheet and furnished for use by the
Government shall not exceed the limits specified in SAE-AS1933.

NOTE: Cadmium plating is not recommended. Carbon steel material with cadmium plating shall only
be used when other materials and finishes specified in this document cannot meet performance
requirements.

For design feature purposes, this specification sheet takes precedence over acquisition documents
referenced herein.

In the event of a conflict between the text of this specification sheet and the references cited herein,
the text of this specification sheet shall take precedence.

Changes from previous issue. Marginal notations are not used in this revision to identify changes
with respect to the previous issue, due to the extent of the changes.

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Referenced documents. This document references the following:

AN818 QPL-5593 ASTM F1136/F1136M

MIL-DTL-5593 QPL-38726 SAE-AS1933
MIL-DTL-16232 ASME Y14.5M SAE-AMS2417
MIL-DTL-38726 ASTM B633 SAE-AMS2486
MS27404 ASTM B695 SAE-AMS2488

CONCLUDING MATERIAL

Custodians: Preparing activity:

Army - MI DLA - CC
Navy - AS
Air Force - 99
DLA - CC (Project 4720-2017-001)

Review activities:
Army - AV
Navy - MC, SA
Air Force - 71

NOTE: The activities listed above were interested in this document as of the date of this document.
Since organizations and responsibilities can change, you should verify the currency of the information
above using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.dla.mil.