National Stock Number
4820-01-173-1168
National Stock Number (NSN) 4820-01-173-1168, or NIIN 011731168, (valve,safety relief) was assigned February 29, 1984 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 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, 2 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 2 different weapons systems.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Dec 11, 2014, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The annual buy value of this part falls below the screening threshold of $10,000 but it has been screened for known source(s). (NOTE: This code shall not be used when screening parts entering the inventory. It shall not be assigned in preference to or supersede any other AMSC.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 05488. [A VALVE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY RELEASE EXCESSIVE PRESSURES. IT IS ACTUATED BY STATIC PRESSURE UPSTREAM OF THE VALVE AND IS USED AS A SAFETY VALVE OR RELIEF VALVE, AND MAY BE SET TO CLOSE AT A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE. IT IS NOT DESIGNED FOR REGULATION OF CONTINUOUSLY FLUCTUATING LOADS. IT MAY BE INLINE OR CARTRIDGE (MANIFOLD) DESIGN. EXCLUDES:VALVE (1), RELIEF, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE.]. 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 4820011731168 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8481400000: safety or relief valves. The Schedule B End Use is listed as industrial machines, other. NAICS classification category 332911: industrial valve manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.