NSN 5340-00-445-3242
Part Details | EXPANSION PLUG
5340-00-445-3242 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: MS937912, MS9379-12, AS9379, 5340-00-445-3242, 00-445-3242, 5340004453242, 004453242
Supply Group (FSG) | NSN Assigned | NIIN | Item Name Code (INC) |
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53 | FEB 18, 1972 | 00-445-3242 | 03797 ( PLUG, EXPANSION ) |
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Cross Reference | NSN 5340-00-445-3242
Part Number | Cage Code | Manufacturer |
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MS9379-12 | 96906 | MILITARY STANDARDSPROMULGATED BY MILITARY DEPARTMENTS |
AS9379 | 81343 | SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS INC |
Technical Data | NSN 5340-00-445-3242
Characteristic | Specifications |
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MATERIAL | STEEL |
MATERIAL DOCUMENT AND CLASSIFICATION | AMS 5510 ASSN STD SINGLE MATERIAL RESPONSE |
STYLE DESIGNATOR | CONCAVE |
RADIUS | 1.078 INCHES MINIMUM AND 1.110 INCHES MAXIMUM |
OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.872 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.878 INCHES MAXIMUM |
MATERIAL THICKNESS | 0.075 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.085 INCHES MAXIMUM |