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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 |
|---|---|
| 81349 | MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS PROMULGATED |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | PASSIVATED, QQ-P-35 |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, FED STD 66, AISI 302/SAE 30302 OR STEEL, MIL-S-5059, TYPE 302 |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 3.186 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.211 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ZZZT | NONDEFINITIVE SPEC/STD DATA | B TYPE AND 1 CLASS |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL FLAT |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 72.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 74.9 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.537 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.628 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.058 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.064 INCHES MAXIMUM |