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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 |
|---|---|
| 11083 | CATERPILLAR INC. DBA CATERPILLAR DIV |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 200000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.177 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 4.500 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.626 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 42.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 50.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| AWQF | END PLAY TAKEUP | 0.625 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.875 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 4.677 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.802 INCHES MAXIMUM |