REAFFIRMED2017ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB18.27a-1999ADDENDAtoASME818.27-1998TAPEREDANDREDUCEDCROSSSECTIONRETAININGRINGS(INCHSERIES)THEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY10016DateofIssuance:May10,2000ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThiscodeorstandardwasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedthecodeorstandardwasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.Theproposedcodeorstandardwasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot"approve,""rate,"or"endorse"anyitem,construction,proprietarydevice,oractivity.ASMEdoesnottakeanypositionwithrespecttothevalidityofanypatentrightsassertedinconnectionwithanyitemsmentionedinthisdocument,anddoesnotundertaketoinsureanyoneutilizingastandardagainstliabilityforinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumesanysuchliability.Usersofacodeorstandardareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationofthevalidityofanysuchpatentrights,andtheriskofinfringementofsuchrights,isentirelytheirownresponsibility.Participationbyfederalagencyrepresentative(s)orperson(s)affiliatedwithindustryisnottobeinterpretedasgovernmentorindustryendorsementofthiscodeorstandard.ASMEacceptsresponsibilityforonlythoseinterpretationsofthisdocumentissuedinaccordancewiththeestablishedASMEproceduresandpolicies,whichprecludestheissuanceofinterpretationsbyindividuals.Nopartofthisdocumentmaybereproducedinanyform,inanelectronicretrievalsystemorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersThreeParkAvenue,NewYork,NY10016-5990Copyright©2000byTHEAMERICANSOCIETYOFMECHANICALENGINEERSAllRightsReservedPrintedinU.S.A.ANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEB18.27b-2000ADDENDAtoASME818.27-1998TAPEREDANDREDUCEDCROSSSECTIONRETAININGRINGS(INCHSER...
