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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65054 | WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP POWER GEN |
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 |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.555 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.574 INCHES MAXIMUM |
MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | CADMIUM PLATED |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.078 INCHES NOMINAL |
ABQK | END STYLE | VERTEX BELOW CENTER |
ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.635 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.650 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 48.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 53.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |