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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 |
|---|---|
| 77873 | GKN ROCKFORD INC |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ABQK | END STYLE | D SHAP BELOW INSIDE PERIPHERY |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.076 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.080 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 4.499 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.565 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 4.929 INCHES MINIMUM AND 5.007 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | CASEHARDENED |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, SAE 1060 |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 43.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 52.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |