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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 |
|---|---|
| 35301 | DRESSER INDUSTRIES INC LEROI DIV |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.059 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.062 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.718 INCHES MINIMUM AND 1.749 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | HOOKED WIRE |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 1.538 INCHES MINIMUM AND 1.609 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |