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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 |
|---|---|
| 49956 | RAYTHEON COMPANY DBA RAYTHEON |
Federal Supply Class
Title
FASTENING DEVICES
Inclusions:
INCLUDES EYELETS; GROMMETS; AIRCRAFT COWLING FASTENERS; TEXTILE FASTENERS; RETAINING RINGS; THREADED INSERTS.
Exclusions:
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ABMB | MINOR THICKNESS | 0.070 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ABMB | MINOR THICKNESS | 0.070 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED FED STD 66 NOS. 1066 THRU 1090 |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.093 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | EXTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 47.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 52.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| ZZZX | DEPARTURE FROM CITED DESIGNATOR | QKCQ |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 211.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | BEVELED ONE INSIDE CORNER |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.920 INCHES NOMINAL |