QB BE Fhe Engingering AEROSPACE Advancing Mobility, MATERIAL [50 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE WARRENDALE PA 111 SPECIFICATION STEEL BARS, FORGINGS, AND TUBING O.gacr = 1,8Ni - 0.42Mo - 0.08¥ (0.28 - 0.33C) Consumable Electrode Remelted ons K23080 1. cop: 1.1 Form: This specification covers a premium aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel Tn the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, ‘and forging stock. Application: Primarily for parts requiring high tensile strength ana good ductility with relatively high impact strength, superior transverse properties, and hardness, Certain design and processing procedures may cause these products to become susceptible to stress-co¥rosion cracking after heat treatment; ARP 1110 reconmands practices to minimize such conditions. 5 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: ‘The following publications form a part of this apecification to the extent specified herein. The latest issue of Aerospace Material Specifications, Aerospace Standards, and Aerospace Recommended Practices shall apply. The applicable issue of other documents shall be as specified in AMS 2350. 2.1 SAR Publications: Available from SAE, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096, SAE Technical Board Rules provide that: “This eport is published by SAE to advance the state of technical and ( engineering sciences, The use of this report is entirely voluntary, and itsepplicability and suitability for any particular Use, including any patent infringoment arising therefrom, is the sole responsibility of the user. Tins documents are protected under United States and international copyright laws. Reproduction of these documents by any means is strictly prohibited without the written consent of the publisher, Copyright 1984 Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc. Printed in US.A.Q.lel Aerospace Mater: 2.2 AMS ams 2251 2251. 2253 2253 2259 2300 2300 2310 2350 2370 2372 2375 2608 aus volerances, Tolerances ‘Tolerances, ‘Tolerances, Lown Metric, carbon and ALLOY Metri: Chemical Check An carbon Steels promium Aireraft-Quality St jal Specifications: Vloy Stee) Bars c, Carbon and Alloy Low-Alloy Steel Bars Steel Tubing Steel Tubing Siysis Limits, Wrought Eow-ALLoy and Taspection Procedure pronium Aircraft-guality Steel cleanliness, Cleanliness, Magnet Gnspection Procedure, Metric (ST) Measurement gualificatior Standards and Tes! Quality Assurance Wrought Product: quality Assurance Sampling of Caren Forgings ana Forging Stock cores forgings Requiring First Article Approval Taentificat: ‘carbon and AlLoy in Sampling 07 Methods Sampling of Carbon 5 Except Forgings and Forgi Steels and AlLoys identutieation, Forgings Aerospace Standards: Aerost as 4183 - Standard Machining. Allowances Quality Steel Products ‘ARP 1110 - Minimizing Stress ASM Publications: steels Materiale, 1916 Race Str ASTM A255 ‘ASTM A370 ASTM A604 2.3 astm E112 ASTM £350 1.8, Governmént Publical Publications and Forms Bnd-Quench ™ = Mechanical & Available from philadelphia, PA eet, co Recommended Practices: corrosion Cracking gars and Billets Determining ave! rage Grain Size 4g Steele, Transverse Steels and Corrosio! Aireraft 9 rine Low Alloy and Martensitic Corrs! and Loy-AlLoy ‘and Low-ALloy magnetic Particle tic Particle ‘Tensile Properties steels, ng Stook steots, Baye, Wire, Mechanical Tubingy ang ‘Extrusions, in and Heat Resistant yaality and Premiom in Heat Treatable american Society for Testing 19103. est. for Hardenability of Steel ating of Steel Products Macrostch Testing of Consumable Blectrode Reite Cnenival Analysis of Carbon Stee}, Low-RLioy Steel, Sjecerical Steel, Ingot Tron, and Wrought Iron eer, in Resistant ana ited Steel Silicon availabie from Commanding Officer, Naver 5a01 Tabor Avenue, philadelphia, PA 19120.AMS 6411C Federal ‘Test Method Standard No. 151 - Metals; Test Methods Military Standards MIL~StD-163 - Steol Mill Products, Preparation for Shipment and Storage DRCHNTCAT, REQUTREMENDS : 3.1 Composition: Shall conform to the following percentages by weight, Getermined by wet chemical methods in accordance with ASTM E350, by gpectrographic methods in accordance with Federal Test Method Standard No. 151, Method 112, or by other analytical methods approved by purchaser: min max carbon 0.28 ~ 0.33 Manganese 0.65 - 1.00 Silicon 0.15 - 0.35 Phosphorus - 0.015 sulfur = 0,015 Chromium 0.75 - 1.00 Nickel 1.65 ~ 2.00 Molybdenum 0.35 ~ 0.50 Vanadium 0.05 - 0.10 Copper 0.35 Check Analysis: Composition variations shall meet the applicable requirements of AMS 2259. condition: ‘The product shall be supplied in the following condition; hardness ana tensile strength shall be determined in accordance with ASTM A370: 3.2.1 Bars 3.2161 Bars 0,500 tn, (12,50 mm) and Under _in Nominal Diameter or Distance Betwoda Parallel Sides: Cold finished having tensile strength not higher than 130,000 psi (895 MPa) or equivalent hardness. Bars Over 0.500 Tn. (12,50 mm) in Nominal Diameter or Distance Betwoé Parallel Sides: Hot finished, and annealed if necessary, having faninese not higher than 241 HB or equivalent except that bars ordered cola finished may have hardness as high as 248 HB or equivalent. 3.2.2 Forgings: Nomalizea and tempered having hardness not higher than 269 HB or equivalent.AMS 6411C Mechanical Tubing: Cold finished having hardness not higher than 25 HRC or equivalent except that tubing ordered hot finished and annealed shall have hardness not higher than 99 HRB or equivalent. Forging Stock: As ordered by the forging manufacturer. Properties: ‘The product shall conform to the following requirements; hardness and tensile testing shall be performed in accordance with ASTM A370: 3.3.1 Macrostructure: Visual examination of transverse sections as in 4.3.3 from bars, billets, tube rounds or tubes, and forging stock, etched in accordance with ASTM A604 in hot hydrochloric acid (1:1) at 160° -.180°F (70° - 80°C) for sufficioht time to develop a well-defined macrostructure, shall show Ao pipe or cracks. Except as specified in 3.3.1.1, porosity, segregation, inchisions, and other imperfections for product 36 sq in. (230 om?) and under in nominal cross-sectional area shall be no worse than the following macrographs of ASTM A604; macrostructure standards for product over 36 sq in. (230 cm?) in nominal cross-sectional area shall. be ag agreed upon by purchaser and vendor: class Condition Severity Freckles White Spots Radial Segregation 4 Ring Pattern If tubes are produced directly from ingots or large blooms, transverse sections may be taken from tubes rathor than tube rownds. Macrostructure Standards for such tubes shall be as agreed upon by purchaser and vendor. Grain Size: Predottinantly 5 or finer with occasional grains a8 large ae 3 permissible, determined in accordance with ASTM 112. Hardenability: Shall be J49=14 min and J45=24 min, determined on tho gtandird end-quench test specitten in accordance with ASTM A255 except that the steel shall be normalized at 1700°F +10 (925°C + 5) and the test specimen austenitized at 1550°F + 10 (845°C 4 5). ‘the hardonability test js not required dn a product which will not yield a suitable specimen but the steel from which the product is made shall conform to the hardenabiLity: specified. Decarburisation: ars and tubing ordered ground, turned, or polished shall be free from decarburization on the ground, turned, or polished surfaces. Decatburization on tubing ID shall not exceed the maximum depth specified in Table It.AMS 6411C Allowable decarburization of bars, billets, and tube rounds or tubing ordered for redrawing or forging or to specified microstructural requirements shall be as agreed upon by purchaser and vendor. Decarburization of bars to which 3.3.4.1 or 3.3.4.2 is not applicable shall be not greater than shown in Table T TABLE I. Nominal Diameter or Distance Depth of Between Parallel Sides Decarburization Inches Inch Up to 0.375, inci 0.015 over 0.375 to 0.500, incl 0,017 over 0.500 to 0.625, incl 0.019 Over 0.625 to 1.000, incl 0,022 Over 1,000 to 1.500, incl 0.025 over 1.500 to 2.000, incl 0,030, over 2.000 to 2.500, incl 0.035 Over 2.500 to 3.000, ined 0.040 Over 3,000 to 4.000, incl 0,045, TABLE I (ST), Nominal Diameter or Distance Depth of Between Parallel Sides Decaxburization MilLimetres Millimetres up te 9.40, incl over 9.40 to 12.50, incl Over 12.50 to 15.60, incl over 15.60 to 25.00, incl 0.55 Over 25,00 to 37.50, incl 0.62 Over 37.50 to 50.00, incl 0.75 Over ‘50.00 to’ 62.50, incl 0.88 Over 62.50 to 75.00, incl 1.00 Over 75,00 to 100.00, incl. 1.12 3.3.4.3.1 Limits for depth of decarburization of bars over 4.000 ins (100,00 mm) iin nominal diameter or distance between parallel sides shall be as agreed upon by purchaser and vondor.AMS 6411C 3.3.4.4 3.3.4.5.1 Decarburization of tubing to which 3.3.4.1 or 3.3.4.2 is not applicable shall be not greater than shown in Table IT. ABLE IT Depth ‘of Decarburization Nominal Wall Thickness Inch Inch 1D oD Up to 0.109, incl 0.109 to 0.203, incl 0.203 to 0.400, incl 0.490 to 0.600, incl 0.600 to 1.000, incl 1.000 TABLE IZ (SZ) Depth ‘of Decarburization Nominal Wall Thickness LLimet res Up to 2.75, incl 2.75 to 5.00, incl 0.25 5.00 to 10,00, incl 0.30 over 10,00 to 15.00, incl 0.38 15.00 to 25.00, inck 0.42 over 25.00 0.50 Decarburization shall be measured by the microscopic method or by Rockwell Superficial 30-N gcale or equivalent hardness testing method on hardened but untempered specimens protected during heat treatment to prevent changes in surface carbon content. Depth of decarburization, when measured by a hardness method, is defined as the perpendicular Gistance from the surface to the depth under that surface below which there is no further increase in hardness. Such measurements shall be far enough away from any adjacent surface to be uninfluenced by any decarburigation or lack of decarburization thereon. When determining the depth of decarburization, it is permissible to digregard local areas provided the decarburization of such areas does not exceed the above limits by more than 0.005 in. (0.12 mm) and the width is 0,065 in. (1.65 mm) or less.3.3.5 AMS 6411C Response to Heat xeatment: Specimens shall meet the following Tequirenents after being normalized by heating to 1700°F + 10 (925°C + 5), holding at heat for not less than 1 hr, and cooling in ai¥; hardened by heating to 1550°F + 10 (845°C +5), holding at heat for 1 hr + 0.2, and quenching in oil, and heated to the required tempering temperature, hela at heat for not less than 1 hr, and cooled in airt 3.3.5.1 Tensile Properties: 3.3.5.1,1 Longitudinal: Shall be as follows; testing in the longitudinal Girection need not be performed on product tested in the transverse direction: eheile strength, min 220,000 psi (1515 MPa) Yield Strength at 0.28 Offset, min 185,000 psi (1275 MPa) Elongation in 4D, min 1o# Reduction of Area, min 358 Mransverse: Shall be as follows, determined on specimens selected and prepared in accordance with AMS 2310; transverse tensile requirements of able IZZ are applicable only to product sufficiently large to yield tensile specimens not less than 2.50 in, (62.5 mm) in length. TABLE TIT" Zensile Yield Strength Reduction of Area Cross Section Area Strength at 0.2% Offset &, min Square Inches psi, min psi, min Rverage Individual Up to 144, incl 220,000 195,000 38 30 Over 144 to 225, inch 220,000 185,000 30 25 Over 225 220,000 185,000, 25 20 TABLE ITZ (SI) Tensile Yield Strength Reduction of Area cross Section Area Strength at 0.28 Offset 2, min Squaxe Centimetres MPa, min spa, min Rverage Tndividual Up to 930, incl 1515 1275 35 30 over 930 to 1450, incl 1515 1275, 30 25 over 1450 1515 1275, 25 20 3.4 Quality: 3.4.1 Steel shall be premium aircraft-quality conforming to AMS 2300 or MAM 2300 except that a maximum average frequency (F) rating of 0.10 and a maximum average severity (S) rating of 0.20 shall apply. Steel shall be multiple melted using consumable electrode process in the remelt cycle, unless otherwise permitted.AMS 6411C 3.4.2 The product, ae received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and condition, sound, and free from foreign materials and from imperfections detrimental to usage of the product. 3.4.2.1 Bars and tubing ordered ground, turned, or polished shall be free from seams, laps, tears, and cracks open to the ground, turned, or polished surfaces. Product ordered to surface conditions other than ground, turned, or polished shall, after removal of the standard machining allowance, be free from seang, laps, tears, cracks, and other defects exposed to the machined surfaces. Standard machining allowance shall be in accordance with AS 1182. 3.5 Sizes: Except when exact lengths or multiples of exact Lengths are ordered, Straight bars and tubing will be acceptable in mill lengths of 6 ~ 20 ft (2 6m) but not more than 10t of any shipment shall be supplied in lengths shorter than 10 ft (3 m). 3.6 Tolerances: Unless othorwise spacified,, tolerances shall conform to ali applicable requirenents of the following: 3.6.1 Bars: AMS 2251 or MAM 2251. 3.6.2 Tubing: AMS 2253 or MAM 2253. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS: 4.1 Responsibility for Inspection: ‘The vendor of the product shall supply all samples for vendor's testa and shall be responsible for performing all required tests. Results of such tests shall be reported to the purchaser as required by 4.5. Purchaser reserves the right to sample and to perform any confirmatory testing deened necessary to ensure that the product conforms to the requirements of this specification. Classification of Tests: Acceptance Tests: ‘Tests to determine conformance to requirements for composition (31), condition (3.2), macrostructure (3.3.1), grain size (3.3.2), hardenability (3.3.3), decarburization (3.3.4), cleanliness rating (3.4.1), and tolerances (3.6) are classified as acceptance tests and shall be performed on each heat or lot aa applicable. Periodic ‘ests: ‘ests to determine conformance to requirements for zesponae to heat treatment (3.3.5) are classified as periodic tests and shall be performed at a frequency selected by the vendor unless frequency of testing is specified by purchaser.ams 6411C Preproduction Testa: Tests ‘of forgings to determine conforaanes Ce aa Peeiivable technical requirenents of this specification wheh AMS 2375 is Specified are classified as preproduction tests ahd shall be perforited palo: to or on the firstvarticle shipment of a forging to a purchaser, veen a chenge in material of processing requires reapptoval as in 4-4, and When purchaser deens confirmatory testing to be required. 4.2.3.1 For direct U.S. Military procurement of forgings, substantidting test 4.3 4.5 a sola and, when requested, preproduction fordings shall be submitted to the cognizant agency as directed by the procuring activity, the ceeacking officer, or the request for ptdcuzenent. Saupling: shall be in accordance with the following? a heat shall be te sae ile electkode retioltod ingots produced Froa steol originally felted fas a sitigle furnace charge. Mars and Mechanical Tubing: AMS 2370. Forgings and Forging Stock: AMS 2372. Samples for macrostructure (3.3.1) testing shall be full cross-sectiona® Specimens obtained from the finished Pillet or suitable resolled produet Tepeesenting the top and botton of at least the first, middle, and last usable Ingot of edeh heat. | Approval! When speciPiga! approval and control of forgings shall be in eeStdance with ANS 2375. Reports: the vendor of the product shall furiish with each shiptient 4 report Showing the results of tests for bhemical composition, mactustructure, Grain size, hardenability, and tiequetéy-severity cleanliness rating of auch heat and, when performed, the results of tests to determine saepganance to the periodic test reqiireneits: This report shall include fhe purdhae ovied nbilber;’ heat niukber, AMS 6411C, size, and quantity from each heat. Tf forgings are supplied, the part nutber and Fhe sic and welt source of stock uséa to make the Forgings shall’ also be included. the vendor of finished or semi-finished parts shall furnish with each Shipment a report showing the purchase order nutber, AMS 6411C, coneractor or other airect supplier of material, part number, and quantity. When taterial for making parts is produced or purchased by the parts vendor, that vendor shall inapect each lot of material to determine conformance to the requirements of this specification and shall include in the report cither d statemctit that the material conforms or copies of Laboratory Teporté showing the restilts of tests to determine conformance,AMS 6411C 4,6 Resampling and Retesting: Shall be in accordance with the following: 4.6.1 Baxs_and Mechanical Tubing: AMS 2370. 4.6.2. Forgings and Forging Stock: AMS 2372. 5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY: 5.1 identification: ‘The product shall be identified as follows: “1.1 Bays and Mechanical Tubing: In accordance with AMS 2805. geass ang ge aera 5.1.2 Forgings: In accordance with AMS 2808. 5.1.2 Forging Stock! As agreed upon by purchaser and vendor, 5.2 Protective Tweatment: Bara and tubing ordered cold drawn, cold 101260, seeeeG turned, or polished shall be coated with @ suitable corrosion” preventive compound prior to shipment. 5.3 Packaging: : 5.3.1 the product shall be prepared for shipment in accordance vist commercial 3 3°’ practice and in compliance with applicable rules and regusatlont pertaining Peete handling, packaging, and transportation of the product to eat e, fo the raneetance and safe delivery. Packaging shall conform to carrier Cales and regulations applicable to the mode of transportation. For direct U.S. Military procurenent, packaging shall be in accosdante ror MEL stb-163, Level A or Level C, as specified in the request. fox, Seocuvenent. Connercial packaging ag in 5.3.1 will be accepeabie ie ie meets the requirements of Level C. ACKNOWLEDGMENE; A vendor shall mention this specification munber and tts ae eer rete: in all quotations and when acknowledging purchase orders- 7. REGECTIONS: Material not conforming to this specification or Fo modifications authorized by purchaser will be subject to rejection. 8. NOwES: 8.1 Marginal indicia: The phi (9) synbol is used to indicate technical Ghanges Feom tne previous issue of this specification. a.2 Definition of Mechanical Tubing: ‘The term "mechanical tubiag’ # used in Deen on or euyoualled cylindrical tubing intended primarily for She wie ining of cireular rings, flanges, shafts, otc, having @ wall, shesien’, ceeen da a substantial proportion of the outer diameter) such cubltd is not “Euclly used for the trananission of fluids, and parts made £108 it are Mevally machined all over. This product 3s sometimes Known 28 “hollow bax".AMS 6411C bimensions and properties in inch/pound units and the Fahrenheit tomperatures are primary; dimensions and properties in SIvunite and the Celsiue temperatures are shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units and are presented only for information. For direct 0.8. Military procurement, purchase documents should specify not less, than the following: ‘Title, number, and date of this specification Form and size or part number of product desired Quantity of product desired Applicable level of packaging (See 5.3.2) Products meeting the requirements of this specification have been classified under Federal Supply Classification (FSC) 9510. ‘his specification is under the jurisdiction of AMS Committee "B".