Special Features:

Items are being coded as critical to insure source inspection will be performed at the point of manufacture, prior to material receipt by the us navy or other dod components. These items are piece parts or end items in support of vital military hardware necessary to sustain the successful mission of the ships, submarines, and shore stations of the us navy. Critical features including, but not limited to, dimensions, tolerances/clearances, electronic characteristics, and metallurgical properties will bespecified for government q ar (quality assurance representatives) to insure the highest possible degree of quality and reliability of these parts being delivered under navicp contracts; explosive ordnance disposal tools/equipment

Properties:

A nut, round in shape, having all or part of its outer surface knurled. It may have provisions for external wrenching. For items having a thickness (or height) exceeding two times the outside diameter, use post, electrical-mechanical equipment. See also nut (1), plain, round. (when height or thickness, and/or outside diameter is designated as a tolerance dimension, the maximum dimension will be used to determine compliance).