Part Number
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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 |
|---|---|
| 12837 | SEALTITE CORPORATION |
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 |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | PASSIVATED, QQ-P-35 |
| AGAV | END ITEM IDENTIFICATION | F/A-18 AIRCRAFT |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, CORROSION RESISTING |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 221000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 2.350 INCHES MINIMUM AND 2.375 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPIRAL |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.223 INCHES MINIMUM AND 2.248 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| CRTL | CRITICALITY CODE JUSTIFICATION | AGAV |
| CXCY | PART NAME ASSIGNED BY CONTROLLING AGENCY | (INAVY) RING, RETAINING - EXTERNAL, SPIROLOX |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.075 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.081 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |