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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 |
|---|---|
| 05047 | AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGIN |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ZZZK | SPECIFICATION/STANDARD DATA | 96906-MS16625 GOVERNMENT SPECIFICATION |
| MATL | MATERIAL | BERYLLIUM COPPER |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.035 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 800.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 0.375 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MINIMUM AND 0.512 ROCKWELL SUPERFICIAL 30-N MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 0.548 INCHES NOMINAL |