Part Number
Part Number:
NSN:
NIIN:
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 |
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58905 | STRIKE WEAPONS AND UNMANNED AVIATION |
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 |
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AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 1.880 INCHES NOMINAL |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
ACXD | RING STYLE | WIRE |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 1.990 INCHES NOMINAL |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, ASTM A313, TYPE 302 OR STEEL,ASTM A313,TYPE 304 |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.055 INCHES NOMINAL |