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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96906 | MILITARY STANDARDS PROMULGATED BY MI |
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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ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.066 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.070 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ABQK | END STYLE | 90 DEGREE PARALLEL |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | ZINC PLATE,QQ-Z-325,TYPE 2,CLASS 2 |
ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 80.8 ROCKWELL B NOMINAL |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.573 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.591 INCHES MAXIMUM |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.855 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.873 INCHES MAXIMUM |