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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 |
|---|---|
| 19200 | U S ARMY ARMAMENT RESEARCH & DEVELOP |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.040 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.044 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.040 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.044 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.857 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.872 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | EXTERNAL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | QQ-S633 AMEND 2,1060 TO 1074 |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | ZINC OR CADMIUM PLATED AND DICHROMATE |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 45.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 50.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 238000.000 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |