Part Number
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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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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 |
SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | PASSIVATED, QQ-P-35 |
ACXD | RING STYLE | SPIRAL |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, MIL-S-5059, TYPE 302 OR STEEL, SAE 302 OR STEEL, AISI 302 OR STEEL, AMS 5688 OR STEEL, QQ-S-766, CLASS 302 |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 200000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.033 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.037 INCHES MAXIMUM |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.448 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.461 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.538 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.551 INCHES MAXIMUM |