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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 |
|---|---|
| 15280 | NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | BEVELED ONE OUTSIDE CORNER |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | BEVELED ONE OUTSIDE CORNER |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 2.295 INCHES NOMINAL |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | CADMIUM AND CHROMATE |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 47.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 52.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED,FED STD NO. 66,FS1066 TO FS1090 |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.078 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ABMB | MINOR THICKNESS | 0.060 INCHES NOMINAL |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |