Cross reference · MS (US military standards) · Plate self-locking nut

MS21052 cross referenceHowmet K2031, ESNA LHTA57, Cherry T12C

MS21052 is a plate self-locking nut series on 12 government stock numbers. Its closest equivalents are Howmet K2031, ESNA LHTA57, Cherry T12C. 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

  • K2031Howmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 8 of 12 stock numbers, 9 sizes
  • LHTA57ESNACatalog only, needs approvalon 4 of 12 stock numbers, 4 sizes
  • R1000CHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 3 of 12 stock numbers, 3 sizes
  • T12CCherry AerospaceCatalog only, needs approvalon 3 of 12 stock numbers, 3 sizes
  • K2001Howmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 2 of 12 stock numbers, 2 sizes
7 more on one stock number each: 101A, BR1000C, K2013, NS103184S, R1000C08K, R1000C3K, R1000C3W
  • 101AESNACatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • BR1000CHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • K2013Howmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • NS103184SSPS TechnologiesCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • R1000C08KHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • R1000C3KHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
  • R1000C3WHowmet Fastening SystemsCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers

Standards

    1 more on one stock number each: NAS682C
    • NAS682CNASCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers

    Airframer and OEM drawings

      2 more on one stock number each: BACN10KB3C, GN10BJ
      • BACN10KB3CBoeingCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers
      • GN10BJNorthrop GrummanCatalog only, needs approvalon 1 of 12 stock numbers

      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 MS21052. Tooling for the equivalents:

      None of the equivalents is in the SpecLok catalog yet.

      What the government paid

      DLA awards on 5 of 12 stock numbers, 9 awards from 2023-08-10 to 2026-07-20.

      Latest award per stock number: $1.49 to $11.00 each.

      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 MS21052 and its equivalents, by stock number
      NSNMS21052K2031LHTA57T12CLast DLA price
      5310-00-762-2916MS21052-3K2031-3BACLHTA57-2860-02T12C1032
      5310-00-762-2917MS21052-4K2031-4T12C428$7.90 2026-07
      5310-00-762-2918MS21052-5K2031-5
      5310-00-762-2914MS21052-06LHTA57-2860-62
      5310-00-762-2919MS21052-6K2031-6
      5310-00-762-2915MS21052-08K2031-08T12C832$1.49 2023-12
      5310-00-732-2830MS21052-08KK2031-08BCLHTA57-2860-82BC
      5310-00-775-2518MS21052-3KK2031-3BCLHTA57-2860-02BC$5.45 2026-05
      5310-00-926-5850MS21052-3WK2031-3P
      5310-01-094-4393MS21052-4W
      5310-01-023-8237MS21052-L5$6.20 2025-08
      5310-01-023-8238MS21052-L6$11.00 2023-11

      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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