A-A-54584
10 February 1992
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
RAZOR, SURGICAL PREPARATION
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this Commercial Item Description as a replacement for Federal Specification GG-R-001308A which is cancelled.
This commercial item description covers a straight safety razor and blades suitable for use in preparing patients for surgical procedures.
Salient characteristics:
The razor and blades covered by this specification shall be of the types and compositions as specified.
Type I - Razor, Surgical preparation
Type 11 - Blade, Surgical Preparation Razor
Style 1. Corrosion-resisting steel, coated
Style 2. Corrosion-resisting steel, uncoated
Material.
Razor. The safety razor shall be fabricated from nickel silver containing 10.0 ± 1.0 percent nickel. The sheath of the blade holder and the razor guard shall be 0.20 inch thick. The core of the blade holder shall be 0.114 inch thick. The handle shall be 0.036 inch thick or 3/4 hard Class 3, Type 301 austenitic stainless steel sheet 0.030 inch thick and shall be in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Designation F899 for composition only. The pin rivet and washers shall be fabricated of nickel silver or silicon bronze.
Blade. The rib of the blade shall be fabricated from plated carbon steel conforming to 1008 of ASTM A29 for composition only or cold rolled aluminum strip conforming to chemical composition for aluminum alloy 3003 of QQ-A-250/2E. The cutting blade shall be fabricated from corrosion-resisting steel having the following chemical composition
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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