Part Number
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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 |
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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 |
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ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.108 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.114 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.108 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.114 INCHES MAXIMUM |
MATL | MATERIAL | CRES,AMS,AMS 5525 |
ACXD | RING STYLE | SPECIAL FLAT |
AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 3.450 INCHES MINIMUM AND 3.480 INCHES MAXIMUM |
AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 2.940 INCHES MINIMUM AND 2.990 INCHES MAXIMUM |
ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 41.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 52.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | DOUBLE OVAL |
AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |