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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 |
|---|---|
| 01526 | GENICOM CORP |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 211000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUND |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, SPRING |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | E BOWED |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.239 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.245 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | ZINC |
| AJRB | MATERIAL DIAMETER | 0.023 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.027 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| AWQF | END PLAY TAKEUP | 0.050 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.065 INCHES MAXIMUM |