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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 |
|---|---|
| 76761 | C. E. NIEHOFF & CO. |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | BEVELED ONE OUTSIDE CORNER |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | BEVELED ONE OUTSIDE CORNER |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.090 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.096 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED STD 66,SAE 1065 THRU 1090 |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.091 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.161 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ABMB | MINOR THICKNESS | 0.068 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.072 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | CADMIUM PLATING,QQ-P-416,CLASS 2,TYPE 2 OR QQ-P-416,CLASS 3,TYPE 2 |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |