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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98897 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION DBA LOCK |
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 |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.063 NOMINAL INCHES |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, QQ-W-470 |
SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | CADMIUM PLATED |
ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 53.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 56.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
ABQK | END STYLE | VERTEX CENTER OR ABOVE |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.862 INCHES NOMINAL |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.988 INCHES NOMINAL |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 293000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |