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

Properties:

An externally threaded fastener whose threaded portion is of one nominal diameter, no 0 (0.060 in.) (1.5 mm) or larger. It has a round unthreaded neck or shank all or part of which is of greater diameter than the threaded portion. The head is designed to be driven with either a wrench or an inserted driver or both in sizes below no. 10 (0.190 in.) (5 mm) nominal diameter. No. 10 (0.190 in.) (5 mm) and larger sizes must be designed for any type of inserted driver, but may also provide for external wrenching of the head. A locking feature may be incorporated in the design of the head or threads. For items which are both shouldered and have an externally relieved body, use screw, externally relieved body. For items with a no. 10 (0.190 in.) (5 mm) or larger thread diameter without an inserted driver head, use bolt, shoulder. Excludes bolt, internal wrenching and screw, cap, socket head.