NSN 5340-00-159-3599
Part Details | EXPANSION PLUG
5340-00-159-3599 A relatively thin metallic item, having a concave or cupped contour, designed to effect its own seal by compression against the circumference of a hole. It is used as a blowout plug in boilers, engines, and the like to relieve the pressure created by the expansion of fluids caused by heat or freezing.
Alternate Parts: 2584698, 5340-00-159-3599, 00-159-3599, 5340001593599, 001593599
Supply Group (FSG) | NSN Assigned | NIIN | Item Name Code (INC) |
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53 | OCT 29, 1971 | 00-159-3599 | 03797 ( PLUG, EXPANSION ) |
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES
TRAPPED CUP

Cross Reference | NSN 5340-00-159-3599
Part Number | Cage Code | Manufacturer |
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2584698 | 80064 | NAVAL SHIP SYSTEMS COMMAND |
Technical Data | NSN 5340-00-159-3599
Characteristic | Specifications |
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MATERIAL | STEEL |
STYLE DESIGNATOR | TRAPPED CUP |
RADIUS | 0.094 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.125 INCHES MAXIMUM |
OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.756 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.759 INCHES MAXIMUM |
MATERIAL THICKNESS | 0.045 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.055 INCHES MAXIMUM |
SMALLEST DIAMETER | 0.740 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.750 INCHES MAXIMUM |
HEIGHT | 0.350 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.400 INCHES MAXIMUM |