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~ i::u~d___ Jan,__23 i_ 1940_ AERONAUTICAL MATERIAL SPECIFICATION 6415
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Society oF Automotive Engineers, Inc.
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29 Wesk 39th Street .
. New York City

r+ I STEEL
{~ Nickel Chromium Molybdenum

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u l. ACIiNOW7~EDGME[dT: A vendor must mention this apecification number and its Zast
~ revision in all quotations and rrhen ackno~ qledging purchase orders.
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2. ~pRM: ~3ars, billets, forgings or as ordered.
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~ 3. COMPOSITION: Carbon 0.35 - 0.45
Manganese ~J.60 - ~J.80
~ PYwsphr~rus 0.040 max
Sulphur 0.050 max
Nickel 1.65 - 2.~0 ~
' Chromium 0.60 - 0.90
~ Nolybdenum 0.2Q - 0.30

~ 4. GRAIN SIZE: 5 or finer~ A.S.T.M. ~1.9-39T, Method a.

.~ 5. CONDITION: (s)Bar stock must be supolied in a machinable condition with a l~rinell

Forgings are to b e
hazdness of not more th~.n 229, unless othex~rvise ordered.
~~ supplied as ordered.
(b)Stock ord.ered foz~forgings must be supplied in the condition. snd
~ finish ordered by the forging manufacturer.
n (c)btateri~l 1" and less i.n section may be decarburized~ but the car on
v content 0.012" below the surface must not be under the specified lo~c limit. All
, sizes ordered ground, turned, golished~ etc., must not be aecarburized.

- ~ kLI'I'~: (a)This materiaJ. must be aircr~f't qu.ality. It sha1.1 be sound, clesn~

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commercially straight and must not develop defects during forgi.ng, heat treating,
or machining.

~ (b)Unless otherv~ise stated, finished parts are subject to magnetic

j ins~ection.
7. REF'ORTS: The manufacturer sha7.l furnish three copies of a cer~ified report of
~ the results of chemical analysis ar ►d grain size on each heat and size on each shi~
ment. Thi.s report shrYll include the purchaNe order number, he£~t number, material
~~ specification number, ~ize, and quantity in each heet. If forgings are supplied,
~~ the pert number and size of st~eel used to make the forgings shall slso be
included.

, 8. SHIPMENTS: A shipment of material shall not contfu.n . more than one he~t of steel.
' or eac orging part number or each bar size. More then one heat of steel shall
~~ not be supplied~on a purchase order without permission, unless the order is for
more thsn 5 tons.
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9. IDF~iTIFICATION: All material sha3.1 be identified by a he~t number or code letter.

Forgings xeighing 1/2 lb or more shall be atamped, smaller forgings may be boxed
and the identification encloseel. Bar stock 2" or larger must be stamped within 2"
of one end. Smaller bars may either be stamped or securely bundled and identified
by a metal tag attached to each bundle. l~aterial that cannot be identified at
de~ tination is aub~ect to rejection.

10. RFJECTIOATS: ~aterial not conforming to this apecification, or modifications speci—

fied on the drawing or the purchase order, is-subject to rejection. If samples
for verification are desired by the vendor, they must be clairaed v~ithin three
weeks. Re~ected materiel or parts ~rill be held a reasonable time, at vendor~s risk
awaiting shipping instructions for the return of same for credit or replacement
as specified. Vendor shall. pay all transportation charges.

11. SIMILAR SPECIFICATIONS~ 6raty 11062; Navy 46S28; S.A.E. X4340.

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Report of Aircraft Materials Division adopted by the Society January 1940

Copyright 1940 by Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. ~°~'~~ Printed in U.S.A.

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