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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 |
|---|---|
| 78286 | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 2.362 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | STRAIGHT GAP |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 40.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 45.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| ABQK | END STYLE | VERTEX OUTSIDE PERIPHERY |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.110 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.060 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.064 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |