NSN 5340-00-171-5165
Part Details | EXPANSION PLUG
5340-00-171-5165 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: 3167A, 5340-00-171-5165, 00-171-5165, 5340001715165, 001715165
Supply Group (FSG) | NSN Assigned | NIIN | Item Name Code (INC) |
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53 | FEB 16, 1973 | 00-171-5165 | 03797 ( PLUG, EXPANSION ) |
REFERENCE DRAWINGS & PICTURES
TRAPPED CUP

Cross Reference | NSN 5340-00-171-5165
Part Number | Cage Code | Manufacturer |
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3167A | 64104 | DRESSER, INC.DIV DRESSER WAUKESHA |
Technical Data | NSN 5340-00-171-5165
Characteristic | Specifications |
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MATERIAL | COPPER ALLOY |
STYLE DESIGNATOR | TRAPPED CUP |
RADIUS | 0.062 INCHES NOMINAL |
OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.133 INCHES NOMINAL |
MATERIAL THICKNESS | 0.083 INCHES NOMINAL |
SMALLEST DIAMETER | 1.125 INCHES NOMINAL |
HEIGHT | 0.480 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.520 INCHES MAXIMUM |