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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 |
|---|---|
| 3B150 | RAYTHEON TECHNICAL SERVICES COMPANY |
Characteristics (Decoded)
| MRC | Requirements Statement | Clear Text Reply |
|---|---|---|
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| ALBY | USAGE DESIGN | EXTERNAL |
| ALME | MATERIAL HARDNESS RATING | 48.0 ROCKWELL C MINIMUM AND 56.0 ROCKWELL C MAXIMUM |
| MATL | MATERIAL | STEEL,SAE,1065-1090 |
| AAGR | CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE STYLE | ROUNDED CORNERS |
| AWQD | STRENGTH RATING | 180.0 POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH MINIMUM TENSILE |
| SURF | SURFACE TREATMENT | CADMIUM PLATED IRIDITE PLAIN FINISH |
| ACXD | RING STYLE | EXTERNAL |
| ABMC | MAJOR THICKNESS | 0.035 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AARX | INSIDE DIAMETER | 0.461 INCHES NOMINAL |
| AASG | CASEHARDENING INDICATOR | NOT CASEHARDENED |