Souriau’s 8D Series plugs and receptacles are qualified to MIL-DTL-38999 Series III, EN3645, BACC63, CECC specifications and meet the most demanding harsh environments. These QPL’d connectors are available in a variety of high-end materials and platings:
- Aluminum (D38999 & EN3645 qualified) – available in black zinc nickel RoHS, nickel RoHS, green zinc cobalt and olive drab cadmium plating
- Composite (D38999, EN3645 & BACC qualified) – available in nickel RoHS and olive drab cadmium plating, as well as no plating
- Stainless Steel/Class K (D38999, EN3645 & BACC qualified) – available in passivated RoHS and nickel RoHS plating; features fire sealing and includes hermetic versions
- Titanium – available in nickel RoHS plating, as well as no plating
- Bronze – no plating
The versatile and robust 8D Series connectors also feature:
- Resistance to high temperatures (up to 200°C) and vibrations (44g)
- Superior IP67-rated sealing – each contact cavity is individually sealed
- Screw coupling – shell sizes from 9 to 25
- High density – #26 contact layouts
- Common cavity for #8 contacts
- Metallic clip contact retention
- Choice of PC tail, crimp, solder cup and wire wrap contacts
- Multi-contact technology – signal transmission, high power up to 850A, high-speed data transmission (quadrax, coax, twinax, triax, ELIO fiber optic, expanded beam)
- EMI-RFI shielding and shell-to-shell continuity
- High power, up to 850A
- Optical and 230V layouts available
D38999 hermetic connectors are ideal for applications like military and civil aeronautics, defense, military ground vehicles, industrial railways and offshore marine vessels.

