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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 |
|---|---|
| 51814 | SMALLEY STEEL RING CO. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.037 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.041 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUNDED CORNERS |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 221000.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 3.138 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.148 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.504 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.534 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | NOT RATED |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL, SAE 1074 OR STEEL, SAE 1078 OR STEEL, SAE 1080 OR STEEL, SAE 1070 OR STEEL, SAE 1084 OR STEEL, SAE 1086 OR STEEL, SAE 1085 OR STEEL, SAE 1090 |