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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 |
|---|---|---|
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,MIL-S-46049,CMP 1074 OR 1075 OR 1085 |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 71.0 ROCKWELL A MINIMUM AND 77.5 ROCKWELL A MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 221000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | PHOSPHATE COATED |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 3.408 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.578 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ZZZT | NONDEFINITIVE SPEC/STD DATA | B TYPE AND 1 CLASS |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL FLAT |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.832 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.862 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.058 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.064 INCHES MAXIMUM |