National Stock Number
6850-01-150-7938
National Stock Number (NSN) 6850-01-150-7938, or NIIN 011507938, (metal cleaner,silicate-soap) was assigned April 8, 1983 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). NIIN 011507938 was cancelled on December 16, 2017, 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 2 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) 17486. [A NONHYGROSCOPIC, GRANULAR POWDER COMPOSED OF SODIUM METASILICATE, SODIUM TRISILICATE (SOLUABLE), AND DETERGENT, FREE FROM ACID SOAP, ROSIN, STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE ABRASIVES, GRITTY MATERIAL, OR INERT FILLERS. IT IS USED FOR CLEANING SUCH METALS AS ALUMINUM OR MAGNESIUM PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF ORGANIC OR NONORGANIC SURFACE COATINGS. THE CLEANER PRODUCES NO LUSTRE BUT LEAVES A CHEMICALLY CLEAN SURFACE. EXCLUDES:POLISH, METAL AND METAL CLEANER AND RUST REMOVER.]. 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 6850011507938 does not contain precious metals.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.