National Stock Number
4730-00-168-6445
National Stock Number (NSN) 4730-00-168-6445, or NIIN 001686445, (elbow,pipe to tube) was assigned August 14, 1972 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There is only one manufacturer part number associated with this NSN. None of the associated part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, one supplier is listed as an Active supplier for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, there are no suppliers that are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts. ISO Group has several sources of supply for this NSN.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Apr 11, 2016. 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: SPE7M116M4534. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 120.00.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 6 different weapons systems.
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 Jan 01, 2013, 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 or the rights to use the data needed to purchase this part from additional sources are not owned by the Government and it has been determined that it is uneconomical to purchase them. Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 03770. [A FITTING THAT FORMS AN ANGLE OF LESS THAN 180 DEGREES (3.142 RADIANS) FROM THE STRAIGHT FLOW. ONE CONNECTING END HAS STANDARD PIPE THREADS, OR IS UNTHREADED AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A PIPE. THE OTHER END HAS MACHINE THREADS (STRAIGHT THREADS OTHER THAN PIPE OR HOSE SERIES) DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A TUBE, OR IS UNTHREADED AND DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE A TUBE. IT MAY HAVE SIDE OR HEEL INLET(S). SEE ALSO ELBOW, PIPE; ELBOW, TUBE; AND CONNECTOR, MULTIPLE, FLUID PRESSURE LINE.]. 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 4730001686445 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 7307225000: stainless steel pipe elbows and bends. The Schedule B End Use is listed as iron and steel products, other. NAICS classification category 332919: other metal valve and pipe fitting manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.