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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 |
|---|---|
| 10941 | CARVER PUMP COMPANY INC |
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 |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | NOT RATED |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.106 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.112 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | INTERNAL |
| ABMB | MINOR THICKNESS | 0.075 INCHES MINIMUM AND 0.080 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | INTERNAL |
| ABKV | OUTSIDE DIAMETER | 4.263 INCHES MINIMUM AND 4.313 INCHES MAXIMUM |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 45.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 50.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,FED,FED STD 66,FS 1066 TO FS 1090 |