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In military usage, fit to receive or fitting "for but not with" describes a weapon or system which is called for in a design but not installed or is only partially installed during construction, with the installation completed later as needed.
Orthopedic implant example seen with X-ray. An orthopedic implant is a medical device manufactured to replace a missing joint or bone, or to support a damaged bone. [1] The medical implant is mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage. [2]
Weapons Name Type Manufacturer Caliber Branches Notes Picture Sidearms M9 Pistol: Semi-automatic pistol: Beretta: 9×19mm Parabellum: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard
Shrink-fitting is a technique in which an interference fit is achieved by a relative size change after assembly. This is usually achieved by heating or cooling one component before assembly and allowing it to return to the ambient temperature after assembly, employing the phenomenon of thermal expansion to make a joint.
As an example, a 10 mm (0.394 in) shaft made of 303 stainless steel will form a tight fit with allowance of 3–10 μm (0.00012–0.00039 in). A slip fit can be formed when the bore diameter is 12–20 μm (0.00047–0.00079 in) wider than the rod; or, if the rod is made 12–20 μm under the given bore diameter. [citation needed] An example:
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The M113A3 series could also be fitted with mission specific equipment such as wire cutters mounted above the headlights on the front of the vehicle or Wegmann 76 mm Multi-Purpose Grenade Launcher Tubes on the front of the turret (usually 8 launchers with 4 on each side of the turret in rows of 2) or the front of the hull. A total of 52 of the ...