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 |
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81349 | MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS PROMULGATED |
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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SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | PASSIVATED, QQ-P-35 |
ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.059 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.064 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 39.8 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 48.5 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL FLAT |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 4.261 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.296 INCHES MAXIMUM |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 4.737 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.772 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, AMS 5519 OR STEEL, MIL-S-5059, TYPE 302 OR STEEL, FED STD 66, COMP 302 OR STEEL, QQ-S-766, CLASS 302 |