National Stock Number
5999-00-159-6838
National Stock Number (NSN) 5999-00-159-6838, or NIIN 001596838, (heat sink,electrical-electronic component) was assigned October 18, 1971 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 001596838 was cancelled on April 29, 2010, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled - Inactive." There is no known replacement specified for this stock number. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 3 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. One of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by one supplier. Today, there are no suppliers 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 61433. [AN ITEM WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ABSORB, CONDUCT OR DISSIPATE HEAT GENERATED BY AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OR AN EXTERNAL SOURCE IN ORDER TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENT. DO NOT USE IF A MORE SPECIFIC NAME APPLIES.]. 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 5999001596838 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.