Ricky,

Mil-Std-883 is at revision E, and the Die Shear Strength test method is number
2019.5.  You can get the standard downloaded from the DSCC web site at
http://www.dscc.dla.mil/

You're right about the strength depending on the die size.  However, the limit
also depends on the amount of coverage by the attachment material.  You'll
probably want to read the entire test method to get a full understanding.  It
took me a couple of times.

Let me know if you can't download it, and I'll see what I can do.

Glenn Pelkey
Maxtek Components Corp.

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