National Stock Number
6830-01-561-7452
National Stock Number (NSN) 6830-01-561-7452, or NIIN 015617452, (argon-oxygen) was assigned March 17, 2008 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 015617452 was cancelled on April 2, 2019, with a cancelled status of "Item is Cancelled WITHOUT Replacement." 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. 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.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years, with the most recent procurement date of Aug 13, 2012. There has been one contract issued for this part number, with 5 awards given. The US Government has only awarded those contracts to one supplier. The last contract numbers awarded were: SPM4A610D0080, SPM4A610D0080, SPM4A610D0080, SPM4A610D0080, SPM4A610D0080. The total value of the awarded contracts has been US$ 4,440.72.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Mar 18, 2020, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Suitable for Competitive Acquisition. (Potential sources shall include dealers/distributors.) The Government has unlimited rights to the technical data, and the data package is complete. Valid AMCs: 1 and 2.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 16538. [A MIXTURE OF SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES OF ARGON GAS AND OXYGEN TO BE USED AS A SHIELDING GAS TO EXCLUDE AIR IN WELDING HIGH YIELD STEEL.]. 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 I of Federal Standard 313 and an MSDS should be available to the user. NSN 6830015617452 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Jul 01, 2025.