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Item Name:
RING , RETAINING
Definition:
A RESILIENT METAL ITEM, CIRCULAR OR NEARLY CIRCULAR, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL GROOVE AND RETAINED BY ITS OWN SPRING ACTION, OR IT MAY HAVE EXTERNAL PRONGS OR PROJECTIONS DESIGNED TO BE INSERTED INTO A HOLE AND RETAINED BY SPRING ACTION OF THE PRONGS WHICH GRIP BY IMBEDDING INTO THE MATERIAL. FOR ITEMS HAVING INTERNAL PRONGS WHICH PERFORM THE SAME FUNCTION, SEE PUSH ON NUT. IT IS USED TO KEEP AND/OR LOCK A PART(S) IN POSITION, AS A BALL BEARING ON A SHAFT OR IN A HOUSING. SEE ALSO CLIP, RETAINING AND PIN, LOCK. EXCLUDES RING, CONNECTING, ROUND.
CAGE Information
| Code | Company |
|---|---|
| 56232 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION DBA LOCK |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ACXD | RING STYLE | E |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | E |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED STD 66,1066 TO 1090 |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.239 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.245 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | ZINC PLATED W/CHROMATE |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.023 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.027 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 66.5 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MINIMUM AND 71.0 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MAXIMUM |