National Stock Number (NSN) 5910-00-851-8438, or NIIN 008518438, (capacitor,fixed,electrolytic) was assigned January 1, 1962 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN replaces 6 stock numbers. Five of the National Stock Numbers that it replaces are: 5910008096321, 5910006443728, 5910008071164, 5910008373759, 5910008898104.
There are 8 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 3 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 4 suppliers. Today, 4 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers 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 Jul 18, 2019. 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: SPE7M519V040Q. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 702.27.
This NSN is somewhat common among different platforms, belonging to 5 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 Jun 02, 2006, 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) 00008. [A CAPACITOR, WHOSE CAPACITANCE VALUE CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR VARIED, HAVING A CHEMICALLY FORMED FILM AS THE DIELECTRIC. IT MAY BE A SINGLE UNIT, OR CONSIST OF TWO OR MORE FIXED UNITS WHICH CANNOT BE SEPARATED.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no information in the HMIRS; however, the NSN is in an FSC in Table II of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS may be required by the user. The requirement for an MSDS is dependent on a hazard determination of the supplier or the intended end use of the product. NSN 5910008518438 contains an unknown precious metal.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8532290040: fixed capacitors, nesoi. The Schedule B End Use is listed as electric apparatus.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.