Special Features:

Material is per qq-s-624, cold finishe (cond. Opt.), 0.15-0.35 per cent lead permitted, comp 4140; surface treatment is per tt-e-529, color no. X-24087(olive drab) , fed-std-595; heat treatment is per mil-h-6875, quench and temperto 28-40 rockwell c; center hole is 0.800 in. Dia.; 3 holes, 0.137 in. Dia.

Properties:

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.