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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 |
|---|---|
| 10001 | NAVAIR AND NAVSEA MANAGED ORIGINAL D |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUNDED CORNERS |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUNDED CORNERS |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 64.0 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MINIMUM AND 73.0 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.035 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.533 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL FED QQ-S-763B CLASS 420,CONDITION A |