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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 |
|---|---|
| 18355 | BOEING COMPANY THE DBA BOEING DIV DE |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED W-470 |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.781 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
| ABQK | END STYLE | VERTEX CENTER OR ABOVE |
| AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.156 NOMINAL INCHES |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.093 INCHES NOMINAL |