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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 |
|---|---|
| 90166 | EATON AEROSPACE LLC USE CAGE CODE 62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 75000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.644 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.649 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPIRAL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,AMS 5516 |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.033 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.037 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.554 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.559 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |