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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 |
|---|---|
| 83120 | PRESSED METALS OF AMERICA INC |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUNDED CORNERS |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 2.859 INCHES MINIMUM AND 2.879 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.670 INCHES MINIMUM AND 2.690 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.079 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 43.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 48.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | ANGULAR CAP |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |