Downloaded rom hitptww everysper com {INCH-POUND] A-A-58438 30 December 1999 SUPERSEDING MIL-C-4109F 31 October 1985, COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION COUPLING HALVES, QUICK-DISCONNECT ‘The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description (CID) for all federal agencies. 1. SCOPE. Coupling halves covered by this CID are intencled where quick-disconnect connections are required for all hose and portable pneumatic tools, These coupling halves are not to be used with water Use and other fluids. The maximum working pressure is 232 psi (16 bar). Brass coupling halves are intended where corrosion or sparking is of prime consideration, Engagement without sleeve actuation is intended to facilitate connection under difficult or awkward conditions. 2. CLASSIFICATION. The coupling halves shall conform to the following types, classes and styles. 2.4 Types. Type! - Female quick-disconnect half ‘Typell —- Male quick-disconneet half 2.2 Glasses. Class A - Low capacity (0.250-inch size) Class —- High capacity (0.500-inch size) 2. Styles. Style1 - Male threaded end Style2 - Female threaded end Style3 = Standard hose end Style4 = Reusable hose end with hose locking sleeve 3, SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS. 2.1 Materials, Material code B halves shall have actuating sleeves and bodies (including end fitings) ‘made of brass. Material code C halves shall have actuating sleeves and bodies (including end fittings) ‘made of steel. Coupling springs shall be made of corrosion resistant steel, Coupling valves and locking ‘mechanism components shall be made of corrosion-resistant materials. 3.1.1 Metal surface. Wherever steel other than corrosion resistant stee! is used in the coupling half, all ‘surfaces shall be plated with nickel or zinc. Beneficial comments, recommendations, additions, deletions, clarifications, ete. and any pertinent data lwhich may be of use in improving this document should be sent letter to: Commander, Defense Supply Center, Columbus, DSCC-VAI, 3990 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43216-5000. FSC 4750Downloaded rom biter everyspec com AA-59439 3.2 Design. Engagement of the coupling halves shall be accomplished by manually pushing the type I half into the type I socket until secure. Such engagement shall be done without tools and without ‘manually rotating or manually retracting the type | actuating sleeve. It shall not be necessary to rotate the ‘coupling halves with respect to each other in order to engage or disengage them. When engaged, the ‘coupling halves shall be free to rotate with respect to each other under rated working air pressure 3.2.1 Type | Half Design, Halves shall be designed to property engage type Il halves of the same class ‘and size. Styles 1 and 2 shall be similar to figures 1 and 2, respectively. Styles 3 and 4 shall be similar to figures 3 and 4, respectively; and shall be sultable for the ID hose specified. The style 4 locking sleeve shall be suitable for the OD hose specified. 3.2.2 Type II Half Design. Halves shall comply with the dimensions specified in ANSI(NFPA) T3.20.14-1990, Class A to meet 0.250-inch size and Class C to meet 0.500-inch size. Styles 1 and 2 shall be similar to figures 5 and 6, respectively, Styles 3 and 4 shall be similar to figures 7 and 8, respectively: ‘and shall be suitable for the ID hose specified. The style 4 locking sleeve shall be suitable for the OD hose specified 3.3 Construction, Coupling halves shall consist of a body (including end fittings), actuating sleeve, shut-off valve, and locking mechanism. Threads for styles 1 and 2 shall be American Standard Pipe threads. 3.4 Performance, The coupling halves shall meet the performance requirements ofthis document. Type | halves must conform to Table | at 100 psi and 70°F (21°C) ambient temperature. TABLE |, Performance. Class | Minimum flow ‘Maximum pressure drop at | BCrM specified minimum fw (pi) ([« 10 ~ 2A (et 35 232 3.4.4 Leakage. Type | halves shall not leak while engaged with or while disengaged from type II halves of the same class. 3.4.2 Structural Rigidity. ‘Type Lhaives. While engaged with a type Il half of the same class, the type I haif shall withstand @ erush joadl of 500 pounds applied uniformly to an area of the actuating sleeve surface not exceeding one square inch without permanent deformation or failure. It shall be capable of functioning after removal of the load. It shall not leak after removal of load. Locking mechanism. The locking mechanism contained in the type | half shall withstand a tensile load of, 800 pounds applied directly to an engaged type I! half of the same class without releasing the type Il half, or without deformation or failure of the type I half. The coupling shall not jeak atter removal of load. 4, REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS, The offeror/contractor is encouraged to use recovered materials to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with paragraph 23.403 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5, QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS. 5.1 Product Conformance. The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics ofthis CID, ‘conform to the producer's own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and bbe the same product offered for sale in the commercial market, The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. 6. PACKAGING. Preservation, packaging, packing, labeling, and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order.Downloaded fom hp haw everyspec.com AA59439 7. NOTES. 71 Part Identification Number (PIN). The following part identification numbering procedure is for ‘government purposes and does not constitute a requitement for the contractor. Aa59439 “Xx “x x Basic Typelcassistyle —-Sizecode Hose size Material number code number number 1/ number 2/ «B= Brass (Gee table Il) (See table ll) (See table IV) C= Steel Notes: 4/ The size code indicates the nominal pipe size for styles 1 and 2 and the hose ID for styles 3 and 4. 21 For style 4 coupling halves, the hose OD must be identified. All other styles use 00, Example PIN 'AAS9439-05-16-00B Is a type |, class C, style 1, Brass half used with a 1/2-inch pipe ‘TABLE Il. Type, class and style code number, CODE” | TYPE | CLASS | STYLE NUMBER Of T x 7 02 u A 2 05, r A 3 04 r A a 05: c 1 06. i c 2 OF, r Cc 3 08. i € 4 09 Tr A 1 70, I A 2 11 i A 3 12 i A 4 13, C. 7 a __[o 2 15, i € 3 16. Ww c 4 ‘TABLE Ill. Applicable size code number for the different stvles. CODE | STYLE | STYLE ] STYLE [STYLE | _ SIZE (inches) 4 2 3 4 oa | ARC] ARC [0125 06 KEC_[ AEC [ane | —0.187 0a | -A&C_| ABC |~AaC | ARC | va [0250 70 AGC | AgC | Ste | 0313 72__[ ARC [AEC [Age | Age | 38 [0375 16 c c c c 2 | 0.500 20 c Cc 318__| 0.695 28 c c c € 340.750Downloaded rom htptwaw.evaryspec.com AA-59439 TABLE IV. Hose OD code number. CODE | SIZE (inches) CODE | SIZE (inches) CODE | SIZE finches) of 132 | 0.037 17 inaz | 053i 33] a2 | ‘103t o wie} 0.082 8 gis | 0562 ga | eine | 1.082 03 32 | 0094 19 yos2 | 0.593 35 | a2 | 1.003 04 ue | 0.125 20 51 | 0.625 36 sa | 1.125 05 sa2 | 0187 2 212 | 0.856 a7 | teg2 | 1.156 05 ane | o188 22 ane | o6ss 38 | tate | 1188 or 72 | 0218 23 2a2 | 0718 so | tre2 | 1218 08 ua | 0.250 24 ya | 0760 40 11a | 1.250 09 9132 | 0281 25 25is2 | 0788 41 | +092 | 1281 10 sé | 0313 28 1316 | 0813 az | rene | 1313 " 1932 | 0344 27 272 | 0.843 43 | tase | 1343 12 38 | 0375 28 718 | 0875 44 49s | 1375 13 1a32 | 0.406 29 2932 | 0.906, 45 | vrais | 1343 14 me | 0437 30 1516 | 0937 as | trie | 1.437 15 1932 | 0.468 3 3182 | 0.968 a7 | 1-tsa2 | 1.468 16 12 | 0500 22 4 4.000 48 sz_| 1.500 7.2 Sources of Documents, 7.2.1 The FAR may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Govemment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-0001, 7.2.2 Copies of ASNI(NFPA) T3.20.14-1990, Pneumatic Quick-Action Couplings ~ Plug Dimensions, are available from the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), 3333 N. Mayfair Road, Milwaukee, ML 53222-3219, 7.2.3 Copies of Federal Specifications may be obtained from the General Services Administration ‘Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, 7.2.4 Copies of ASTM Standards may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1100 Barr Harbor drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2968, 7.3 Ordering Data, Acquisition documents must specify the following: Title, number and date ofthis CID. Issue of the DoDISS and industry standards to be cited in the solicitation, PIN and required quantity. Many additional markings are required. Selection of applicable level and packaging requirements. moo@> 7.4 National Stock Numbers (NSNs). The following is a lst of NSNs that correspond to the superseded document, MIL-C-4109. The list may not be indicative of all possible NSNs associated with the: superseded document, MIL-C-4109. 4730-00-203-9461 4730-00-293-7043 4730-00-442-5798 4730-01.038-2350 '4730-00-277-5678, 14730-00-203-7165 £4730-00-489-8303 44730-01-050.5773 ‘4730-00-277-8679, 14730-00-298-7167 '4730-00-402-6058 4730-01-066-8792 '4730-00-005-7353, 4730-00-293-7171 44730-00-494-3271 44730-01-086-0595 '4730-00-102-6444 '4730-00-293-7172 ‘4730-00-494-3272 4730-01-134-8848 '4730-00-103-5389 14730-00-283-7180 '4730-00-494-3273 44730-07-206-4838 14730-00-176-4293, {4730-00-293-7182 '4730-00-541-0556 4730-07.233-3434 14730.00-203-0177 14730-00-293-7184 {4730-00-580-7457 4730-01-259-2268 '4730-00-203-0178 14730.00-293-7845 ‘4730-00-765-4147 4730-01-283-0003 ‘4730-00-203-4846 '4730-00-320-1886 4730-00.811-3323 44730-01-283-1911 '4730-00-208-4847 ‘4730-00-320-1887 14730-00-813-5893 1730-01-307-3663, 14730.00-251-8911 14730-00-330-1368 {4730-00-505-9794 4730-01-423.8781 {4730.00-289-8192 14730.00-421-1407 ‘4730-01-008-9087Downloaded rom ht: Praw everyspec.com AA50439 75 Interchangeabilty. Coupling halves conforming to this CID may be interchanged with or substituted for items conforming to MIL-C-4109F, Coupling Halves, Low Pressure, Air Hose, Quick Disconnect, dated 31 October 1986. 7.5.1 Recommended materials. Interchangeabilty with MIL-C-4109 coupling halves will be most effective if materials technically similar to those required by MIL-C-4109 are used. MIL-C-4108 required the use of brass conforming to QQ-B-628. MIL-C-4109 required steels conforming to QQ-S-763, ASTM A108, ASTM AS75 or ASTM AS76. 7.6 Compatibility, To assure success in mating of male and female halves, itis suggested that coupling halves from the same manufacturer be mated whenever practical MILITARY INTERESTS: Preparing Activity Miltary Coordinating Activity DLA- CC DLA-cc Custodians “Army - AT Navy - AS Air Force - 99 DLA- CC. (Project 4730-0815-001) Review Activity ‘Air Force - 82 ‘Army ~ AR,ai}W