Table 5-8.—Hose Minimum Bend Data
RUBBER HOSE
TEFLON®HOSE
MED PRESSURE
Low PRESSURE
MED PRESSURE
LTWT
HIGH PRESSURE
MED PRESSURE
HIGH PRESSURE
MIL-H-5593
MIL-H-8794
MIL-H-83797
MIL-H-8788
MIL-H-27267
MIL-H-83298
HOSE MINIMUM HOSE MINIMUM HOSE MINIMUM HOSE MINIMUM HOSE MINIMUM HOSE MINIMUM
DASH
BEND
DASH
BEND
DASH
BEND
DASH
BEND
DASH
BEND
DASH
BEND
No.
RADIUS
NO.
RADIUS
NO.
RADIUS
NO.
RADIUS
NO.
RADIUS
NO.
RADIUS
(INCHES)
(INCHES)
(INCHES)
(INCHES)
(INCHES)
(INCHES)
2
2.00
2
—
2
—
2
—
2
—
2
—
3
2.00
3
3.00
3
1.75
3
—
3
2.00
3
—
4
4.00
4
3.00
4
2.00
4
3.00
4
2.00
4
3.00
5
—
5
3.38
5
2.25
5
3.38
5
2.00
5
—
6
4.00
6
4.00
6
2.50
6
5.00
6
4.00
6
5.00
8
6.00
8
4.62
8
3.50
8
5.75
8
4.62
8
5.75
10
6.00
10
5.50
10
4.00
10
6.50
10
5.50
10
6.50
12
6.50
12
4.50
12
7.75
12
6.50
12
7.75
16
7.38
16
5.50
16
9.62
16
9.00
16
9.62
20
9.00
20
8.00
20
12.00
24
11.00
24
9.00
*16Z
7.38
*16Z
7.38
32
13.25
32
12.50
*20Z
11.00
*20Z
11.00
40
24.00
*24Z
14.00
*24Z
14.00
48
33.00
Z—Designated two stainless steel
wire braids.
NOTE: Bend Radius for
MIL-H-600 and
MIL-H-7938 hose shall
not be less than 12 times
the inside diameter of
5-25
