National Stock Number
4520-01-615-0796
National Stock Number (NSN) 4520-01-615-0796, or NIIN 016150796, (heating element,electrical,immersion type) was assigned December 27, 2012 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 016150796 was cancelled on August 2, 2018, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - USE." This NSN was replaced by NSN 4520015614243. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 2 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 2 suppliers. Today, 2 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 07, 2017. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with one award given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPE8E817V1481. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 11,146.73.
This NSN is unique to one weapons system.
There has been very little demand for this national stock number. The demand for this NSN originated from less than 5 countries. Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Feb 05, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The data needed to produce this item from additional sources is not physically available. Valid AMCs: 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 11327. [AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A RESISTOR CONSISTING OF A RESISTANCE WIRE, AN INSULATING MATERIAL, AND A SHEATH. IT IS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM ELECTRICAL CURRENT INTO HEAT WHILE IMMERSED IN A LIQUID TO BE HEATED OR IN CONTACT WITH MATERIALS TO BE MELTED. IT MAY INCLUDE AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL TO REGULATE THE AMOUNT OF HEAT GENERATED.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 4520016150796 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.