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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 |
|---|---|
| 79136 | TRUARC COMPANY LLC DBA WALDES TRUARC |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.013 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.017 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.336 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.356 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, CARBON |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| AWQF | END PLAY TAKEUP | 0.027 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | ZINC PLATED |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL BOWED |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |