NUMBER
GS-12-180
TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 1 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
1.0 OBJECTIVE
This specification defines the performance, test, quality and reliability requirements of the Converged
Metral Header product.
2.0 SCOPE
This specification is applicable to the termination characteristics of the Converged Metral Header which
provides a separable interconnect for printed circuit boards.
3.0 GENERAL
This document is composed of the following sections:
Paragraph Title
1.0 OBJECTIVE
2.0 SCOPE
3.0 GENERAL
4.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
5.0 REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Qualification
5.2 Material
5.3 Finish
5.4 Design and Construction
6.0 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.0 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
9.1 Equipment Calibration
9.2 Inspection Conditions
9.3 Sample Quantity and Description
9.4 Acceptance
9.5 Qualification Testing
9.6 Requalification Testing
TABLE 1 QUALIFICATION TEST SEQUENCE MATRIX
3.1 Banned/Restricted Substances
All product where the part number ends in ‘LF’ meet the European Union directives and other
country regulations as described in GS-22-008. The part numbers that do not end in ‘LF’ meet all
regulations except for Pb in SnPb plating.
3.2 Manufacturing Processability
All products covered by this specification except those with part number containing ‘-N’ will
withstand exposure to 260°C for 60 seconds in a convection, infra-red or vapor phase reflow oven.
Part numbers with ‘-N’ will not withstand reflow and the Au contact surface of the contacts shall be
exposed to a maximum of 140°C for no longer than 15 seconds in a wave solder operation.
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NUMBER
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 2 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
4.0 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
4.1 Specifications
4.1.1 Engineering drawings
4.2 Military Standards
4.2.1 MIL-C-45662
4.2.2 MIL-STD-2166: Connections, Electrical, and Compliant Pin
4.3 Federal Specifications
QQ-N-290 for nickel plating
QQ-N-533 for Beryllium Copper strip
4.4 Other Standards and Specifications
4.4.1 UL94-VO: Flammability
4.4.2 EIA 364: Electrical Connector/Socket Test Procedures Including Environmental
Classifications.
4.4.3 ANSI-J-002: Joint Industry Standard, Solderability Test for Component Leads,
Terminations, Lugs, and Terminals and Wires.
4.4.4 ISO 9000
4.4.5 Telcordia GR-1217-CORE
4.5 FCI Specifications
GES 20-001, BUS-20-054; BUS-20-055; BUS-20-062; BUS-20-063; BUS-20-73; BUS-20-74; BUS-
20-75; BUS-20-76; BUS-03-110;BUS-03-111; BUS-03-112; GS-15-002
FCI Lab Reports - Supporting Data EL 00-03-021, EL-2007-01-012A
5.0 REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Qualification
Connectors furnished under this specification shall be capable of meeting the qualification test
requirements specified herein.
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 3 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
5.2 Material
The material for each component shall be as specified herein or equivalent. Reference BUS-02-
055; BUS-02-056; and BUS-02-058.
Header Pins - Phosphor Bronze Alloy CuSn5 (C51000 H04)
Shorting Clip - BeCu Alloy 17410 Full Hard
5.3 Finish
The finish for applicable components shall be as specified herein or equivalent. Reference BUS-
02-057. The header pins shall be plated with 30u" minimum thickness of either gold or GXT™ over
50u" minimum thickness nickel underplate.The gold deposit shall meet the requirements of MIL-G-
45204, type II, Grade C and the nickel deposit shall meet the requirements of QQ-N-290, class 2.
Connectors shall be of the design, construction, and physical dimensions specified on the
applicable product drawing. The intended application of product to a PCB is via compliant
methods.
5.5 Mating Part
The following results/requirements are based the Metral Receptacle being used in conjunction with
the Metral header.
6.0 ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
6.1 Low Level Contact Resistance (LLCR)
The low level contact resistance shall not exceed the values shown in Table I when measured in
accordance with EIA 364-23. The following details shall apply:
a. There shall be no electrical discontinuities during subsequent electrical tests, and the low level
contact resistance shall not exceed a 10 mΩ rise, maximum, above the values measured in Table
I.
Method of connection – See EIA-616 for contact resistance measurement points.
Table I – Contact Resistance
Initial Resistance
Signal milliohms Maximum
Row A 25
Row B 35
Row C 40
Row D 45
Row E 45
6.2 Insulation Resistance - The insulation resistance of mated connector pair connectors shall not be
less than 5000 megaohms initially, (1000 megohms after environmental exposure) when measured
in accordance with EIA 364-21. The following details shall apply:
a. Test Voltage - 500 volts DC
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 4 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
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GS-01-001
b. Electrification Time - 1 minute
c. Points of Measurement - Between adjacent contacts and between contacts and metal
shields
6.3 Dielectric Withstanding Voltage - There shall be no evidence of arc-over, insulation breakdown, or
excessive leakage current (> 0.5 milliampere) when the mated connectors are tested in
accordance with EIA 364-20A. The following details shall apply:
a. Test Voltage - 500 VDC, 60Hz.
b. Test Duration - 60 seconds.
c. Voltage: Applied at a rate of 500 volts per second.
d. Points of Measurement - Between adjacent contacts and between contacts and the metal
shields
6.4 Signal Pin Current Capacity - The current carrying capacity of a mated signal pair is rated at 1.5
ampere with current applied to all contacts [24 (4 row) or 30(5 row) contacts] when measured in
accordance with EIA-364-70.
Power Pin Current Capacity - The current carrying capacity of a mated power pair is rated at 3
ampere with current applied to all contacts [24 (4 row) or 30(5 row) contacts] when measured in
accordance with EIA-364-70.
6.5 Capacitance - The specification requirement shall be satisfied when evaluated in accordance with
FCI Test Specification BUS-03-114 and the following details:
a. Specification requirement 2.2 pF max.
b. Sample documentation
c. Sample test conditions
Frequency 1mhz
Amplitude 1volts
Surrounding Contacts tied to ground
6.6 Inductance - The inductance between adjacent contacts shall be no greater than 25 nH, and
between one contact and all other surrounding contacts grounded shall be no greater than 15 nH.
The following details apply per BUS-03-113:
a. Connectors shall be mated.
b. Measurements shall be made from tail to tail tip.
a. Test conditions 1 nS rise time pulse (0.0V to 1.0V), with a 50 –ohm termination.
b. Measurement equipment: Sampler/TDR/Scope equipment with a 50 Ohm reference
impedance.
6.7 Propagation Delay - The specification requirement shall be satisfied when evaluated in accordance
with FCI Test Specification BUS-03-111 and the following details:
a. Specification requirement 225ps max, 40ps risetime 10 - 90% measured at 50%
b. Skew between adjacent rows not exceed 35ps, total skew not to exceed 100ps
c. Sample documentation
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NUMBER
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 5 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
6.8 Characteristic Impedance - The specification requirement shall be satisfied when evaluated in
accordance with FCI Test Specification BUS-03-110 and the following details:
a. Specification requirement 55 Ohms +/- 5 Ohms single ended except where column 6 is not
bounded by the shield of a neighboring module. In this case the unshielded end column shall
have a requirement of 61 +/- 5 Ohms single ended.
b. Sample documentation
c. Sample test conditions @ 500ps ( 10 - 90% ) risetime with all lines terminated in their
characteristic impedance
6.9 Crosstalk – Adjacent active/quiet near end cross talk shall not exceed 5% in any row or column
combination. The far end cross talk shall not exceed 2.5%. The specification requirement shall be
satisfied when evaluated in accordance with FCI Test Specification BUS-03-108 and the following
details:
a. Connectors shall be mated.
b. Measurements shall be made from tail tip to tail tip.
c. Test condition: 1 ns rise time pulse (0.0V to 2.0V) with a 50 –ohm termination.
d. Measurement equipment: Sampler/Pulse Generator/Scope equipment with a 50 ohm reference
impedance.
7.0 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS
7.1 Contact Retention to Housing- There shall be no loosening of the contact or damage to the contact
or damage to the connector when a axial force of 10N is applied to a contact in either direction
along the axis of retention, when measured in accordance with EIA-364-29.
7.2 Total mating force- The total force to mate a male header with Metral receptacle header shall not
exceed 0.45N for signal or 1.5N for power times the number of contacts, when measured in
accordance with EIA-364-13.
7.3 Header Pin Insertion/Retention Force - The force required to insert header with compliant pins into
plated through holes in a printed circuit board at a rate of 0.5 inches/minute shall not exceed 65 N
per pin. The retention force in an axial direction opposite that of insertion shall not be less than 20
N per pin after 3 insertion/extraction cycles on the same holes.
7.4 PCB Hole Deformation Radius - Cross-section parallel to board surface. Photograph and measure
the hole deformation (deformation on board material) radius at a point 0.010" from the surface, and
at the center of the compliant pin section. Include 10 holes. The average (of 10 holes) hole
deformation radius shall be no greater than 0.0381 mm (0.0015 in.) when measured from the
drilled hole. The absolute maximum deformation radius shall not exceed 0.0508 mm (0.002 in ).
Reference MIL-STD-2166.
7.5 PCB Hole Wall Damage - Cross-section perpendicular to the board surface, and through the
compliant section wear track. Photograph and measure the copper thickness remaining between
the compliant pin and the printed wiring board laminate. Include 10 holes. The minimum average
(of 10 holes) copper thickness remaining between the compliant pin and the printed wiring board
laminate shall not be less than 0.00762 mm (0.0003 in. ). In addition there shall be no copper
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
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cracks, separations between conductive interfaces, or laminate-to-copper separations. Reference
MIL-STD-2166.
8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
After exposure to the following environmental conditions in accordance with the specified test procedure
and/or details, the product shall show no physical damage and shall meet the electrical and mechanical
requirements per paragraphs 6.0 and 7.0 as specified in the Table 1 test sequences. Unless specified
otherwise, assemblies shall be mated during exposure.
8.1 Thermal Shock - EIA 364-32A November 183, Test Condition II
a. Number of Cycles - 5
b. Temperature Range - Between -55 °C +0°C/-5°C and +125° C +3°C/-5°C
c. Time at Each Temperature - 30 minutes
d. Transfer Time - 5 minutes, maximum
8.2 Humidity - Mated samples are to be exposed to cyclical humidity and temperature in accordance
with EIA-364-TP31, Method IV, with the following exceptions. Samples are to be subjected to 50
cycles of 10 hours duration for a total of 500 hours after 24 hours in a conditioning oven at 50+/-
2°C. A cycle consists of the following steps:
1.) Ramp from 25+/-2°C at 80%-98% RH to 65+/-2°C at 94%+/-4% RH in 120 minutes
2.) Dwell at 65+/-2°C at 94%+/-4% RH for 4 hours
3.) Ramp down to 25+/-2°C at 80%-98% RH in 120 minutes
4.) Dwell at 25+/-2°C at 80%-98% RH for 2 hours
8.3 High Temperature Life - EIA 364-17A, November 1987, Method A, Test Condition 4. Headers and
receptacles shall be mated w/o any electrical load
a. Test Temperature - 105 degree C +/- 2 degree C
b. Test Duration - 1000 hours
8.4 Industrial Mixed Flowing Gas (4-Gas MFG)
Samples are to be exposed to industrial gas mixture in accordance with Telcordia GR-1217-CORE,
November 1995, Section 9.1.3. The headers only are to be exposed for 10 days to the gas mixture
detailed below, with interim resistance measurements made after the 5th and 10th days. The
samples are then mated with the appropriate receptacle and exposed to an additional 10 days
with resistance measurements taken after the 15th and 20th days of exposure. The test chamber
is to be maintained at a temperature of 30°C+/-1°C with a relative humidity of 70%+/-2%.
Central Office
Gas Constituent Gas Concentration
NO2 200 ppb
CL2 10 ppb
H2S 10 ppb
SO2 100 ppb
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 7 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
8.4.1 Gas concentrations per Central Office
Uncontrolled Environment
Gas Constituent Gas Concentration
NO2 200 ppb
CL2 20 ppb
H2S 100 ppb
SO2 200 ppb
8.4.2 Gas concentrations per Uncontrolled Environment
8.5 Vibration Sinusoidal - in accordance with Telcordia GR-1217-CORE, November 1995
a. Vibration Amplitude - 0.06" DA or 10G acceleration
b. Frequency Range - 10 to 500 hertz
c. Duration - 8 hours along each of three orthogonal axes (24 hours total)
d. Mounting - Rigidly mount assemblies
e. No discontinuities greater than 1 u second
8.6 Mechanical Shock - in accordance with Telcordia GR-1217-CORE, November 1995 sections 6.3.5
and 9.1.2.1.
a. Conditions - half-sine 30G, 11 millisecond duration
b. Shocks - 3 shocks along each of three orthogonal axes
c. Mounting - Rigidly mount assemblies
d. Resistance measurements taken after shock in each axis.
8.7 Durability - Standard laboratory procedure as applicable to the specific product.
a. Number Cycles - 98 or 99 cycles per Table 1
b. Cycling Rate - 5 inches per minute
8.8 Dust Contamination - per Telcordia GR-1217-CORE, November 1995
a. per sections 9.1.1.1 and Table 9-1
8.9 Disturb - an Instron compression/tensile tester shall be used to back the fully seated receptacle
from the header by 0.004". The sample is then removed and measurements made.
9.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
9.1 Equipment Calibration
All test equipment and inspection facilities used in the performance of any test shall be maintained
in a calibration system in accordance with MIL-C-45662 and ISO 9000.
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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Converged Metral® Header 8 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
9.2 Inspection Conditions
Unless otherwise specified herein, all inspections shall be performed under the following ambient
conditions:
a. Temperature: 25 +/- 5 degree C
b. Relative Humidity: 30% to 60%
c. Barometric Pressure: Local ambient
9.3 Sample Quantity And Description
Sample quantity for each Test Group in Table 1 shall consist of a minimum of one hundred (100)
contacts. The 100 contacts shall be selected from a minimum of four (4) connectors.
9.4 Acceptance
9.4.1 Electrical and mechanical requirements placed on test samples as indicated in paragraphs
6.0 and 7.0 shall be established from test data using appropriate statistical techniques or
shall otherwise be customer specified, and all samples tested in accordance with this
product specification shall meet the stated requirements.
9.4.2 Failures attributed to equipment, test setup, or operator error shall not disqualify the
product. If product failure occurs, corrective action shall be taken and samples
resubmitted for qualification.
9.5 Qualification Testing
Qualification testing shall be performed on sample units produced with equipment and procedures
normally used in production. The test sequence shall be as specified in EIA-IS64.
9.6 Requalification Testing
If any of the following conditions occur, the responsible product engineer shall initiate
requalification testing consisting of all applicable parts of the Test Schedule Tables in EIA-IS64.
a. A significant design change is made to the existing product, which impacts the product form,
fit or function. Examples of significant changes shall include, but not be limited to, changes
in the plating material composition or thickness, contact force, contact surface geometry,
insulator design, contact base material, or contact lubrication requirements.
b. A significant change is made to the manufacturing process, which impacts the product form,
fit or function.
c. A significant event occurs during production or end use requiring corrective action to be
taken relative to the product design or manufacturing process.
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TYPE PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
TITLE PAGE REVISION
Converged Metral® Header 9 of 9 G
AUTHORIZED BY DATE
D. Horchler 9 Oct 07
STATUS UNRESTRICTED
Copyright FCI
Form E-3334
Rev F
GS-01-001
REVISION RECORD
REV PAGE DESCRIPTION EC # DATE
A All
New Release V11605 4/2/01
B 3 Added AmNi information to section 5.3 Finish V21394 8/27/02
3 Updated section "a" in 6.1 to show the new EIA –616
specification and added a resistance value to be
associated with Table 1.
C All Add lead free information V05-0931 10/3/05
D 5 Reword section 7.3 to agree with lead free test method V06-0117 2/6/06
E
F
G
All
3
4
Change logo
Revised plating callout in section 5.3
Changed current rating to 1.5 amps
V06-0512
V07-0253
V07-0631
5/30/06
3/21/07
10/9/07
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