Cross reference · SPS Technologies · Plate self-locking nut

F18421L cross referenceHowmet F49249E, NAS1791C, Boeing ST3M, US Navy 3929AS

F18421L is a SPS plate self-locking nut series on 12 government stock numbers. Its closest equivalents are Howmet F49249E, NAS1791C, Boeing ST3M, US Navy 3929AS. Each one is labeled with how strong the evidence is.

Equivalents in the government catalog

12 stock numbers

Catalog-only listings need engineering approval before you substitute.

Manufacturers

  • F49249EHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 12 of 12 stock numbers, 13 sizes
  • F49249Howmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 4 of 12 stock numbers, 4 sizes
1 more on one stock number each: LACR53M
  • LACR53MHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers

Standards

  • NAS1791CNASCatalog only, needs approvalon 12 of 12 stock numbers, 12 sizes

Airframer and OEM drawings

  • ST3MBoeingCatalog only, needs approvalon 12 of 12 stock numbers, 13 sizes
  • 3929ASUS NavyCatalog only, needs approvalon 3 of 12 stock numbers, 3 sizes

Plus 6 reference numbers whose issuer SpecLok does not identify (distributors and catalog agencies are not named).

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Cited equivalents go on the request as acceptable alternates. Catalog-only listings do not.

Install tooling

SpecLok has no catalog family for F18421L. Tooling for the equivalents:

None of the equivalents is in the SpecLok catalog yet.

What the government paid

DLA awards on 8 of 12 stock numbers, 43 awards from 2023-01-11 to 2026-06-22.

Latest award per stock number: $1.01 to $9.40 each.

DLA production lead time: 155 days.

Per size in the table below.

DLA prices at DLA quantities, not a quote.Source

DLA award prices at DLA quantities and terms, not a commercial quote. Each award may bundle packaging, delivery and inspection terms that a commercial buy does not. Vendors are shown by CAGE code only.

Source: DLA FOIA Electronic Reading Room ↗, public FOIA releases. Files: 2023ContHist.zip/2023ContractHistory.txt, 2024ContHist.zip/2024ContractHistory.txt, contracthist2025.zip/contracthist2025.txt, 2026-09-16-1038_contracthist.zip/2026-09-16-1038_contracthist.txt.

Sizes by maker

12 stock numbers
Part numbers DLA FLIS lists for F18421L and its equivalents, by stock number
NSNF18421LF49249ENAS1791CST3M3929ASLast DLA price
5310-00-379-4633F18421L1-3F49249E3-1NAS1791C3-1ST3M443-3A13929AS1225-3A1
5310-00-283-4618F18421L1-4F49249E4-4-1NAS1791C4-1ST3M443-4A13929AS1225-4A1$2.07 2024-12
5310-01-098-6193F18421L1-5F49249E5-1NAS1791C5-1ST3M443-5A1$3.66 2026-03
5310-00-143-0358F18421L2-3F49249E3-2NAS1791C3-2ST3M443-3A23929AS1225-3A2$1.01 2025-10
5310-00-283-4619F18421L2-4F49249E4-2NAS1791C4-2ST3M443-4A2
5310-01-090-5559F18421L3-4F49249E4-3NAS1791C4-3ST3M443-4A3$3.96 2026-05
5310-01-090-6367F18421L4-4F49249E4-4NAS1791C4-4ST3M443-4A-4$2.45 2026-06
5310-00-283-4635F18421L4-5F49249E5-4NAS1791C5-4ST3M443-5A4$9.40 2023-11
5310-01-090-5556F18421L5-4F49249E4-5NAS1791C4-5ST3M443-4A5$4.84 2023-11
5310-01-251-4223F18421L5-5F49249E5-5NAS1791C5-5ST3M443-5A5
5310-00-283-4616F18421L6-3F49249E3-6NAS1791C3-6ST3M443-3A6$4.61 2026-05
5310-00-283-7522F18421L6-4F49249E4-6NAS1791C4-6ST3M443-4A6

Each row is one National Stock Number and the part numbers DLA FLIS lists on it, as written there. A blank means FLIS lists no part in that series on the stock number, not that the size does not exist.

Sources and how to read this page.Details

Reference numbers the Federal Logistics Information System records against the same National Stock Number. A supply-catalog cross-reference, not an engineering-approved interchangeability: confirm against the controlling drawing or spec before substituting. Only equivalents marked cited have a manufacturer or government document, linked with each.

Source: DLA Federal Logistics Information System, via DLA PUB LOG ↗ (FLIS Data Electronic Reading Room ↗), data as of 2025-03-18 (March 2025 snapshot). Federal supply class 5310 Nuts and washers. Issuer names are SpecLok's reading of the filing CAGE code; distributors are not named. Compiled 2026-10-02.

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