INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-17376/2B
8 MAY 2012
SUPERSEDING
MIL-C-17376/2A
22 MARCH 2007
DETAIL SPECIFICATION SHEET
CAPS AND FLANGES COMPRESSED-GAS CYLINDER:
FLANGES, LOW PRESSURE
Reactivated after 22 March 2007 and may be used for new and
existing designs and acquisitions.
This detail specification sheet is approved for use by all
departments and agencies of the Department of Defense.
The requirements for acquiring the product described herein shall consist of this detail
specification sheet and MIL-DTL-17376.
INTENDED USE:
1. The flanges covered by this specification sheet are intended to provide anchorage for a
cylinder protective cap to the shoulder of a cylinder. The flanges are attached to the cylinder by
welding of similar metals and are for low pressure application. The flange provides inlet valve
threads for cylinder valves and when required, threaded holes for cylinder safety devices for
acetylene.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Flange: The compressed-gas cylinder low pressure flange shall be as specified herein
and in accordance with figures 1 and 2. Figures 1 and 2 are a representative configuration and
method of attaching flanges to cylinders and may be varied provided dimensions of threaded
portions are as shown.
2. Material: The steel used shall have a carbon content not greater than 0.25 percent, or
shall be composition G41000 of SAE J402, "(R) New Steel Designation System for Wrought or
Rolled Steel".
AMSC N/A
FSC 8120