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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 |
|---|---|
| 12603 | CLARK EQUIPMENT CO |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | RECTANGULAR |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.063 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.067 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.750 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.125 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | ANGULAR CAP |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 43.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 52.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED,QQ-S-633A,FS 1060 TO FS 1070 |