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MIL-T-6736B
o s MAY 19S5
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MIbT-s7s I
12 June 1950

AILITARY SPECIF1CATION

TUBING, CHRONIE-IMOLYBDENUM, 4130 STEEL, SEAMLESS AND

WELDED, AIRCRAFT QUALITY
.
:’h’%a%z”.’%%??xrw j’ Rr:
1. SCOPE hf11+lll173-CorrOsion Preventi\.o
Compnund, Solvent C I I t l r a c Co
k , l d Ap -
1.1 Scope. Tbk spcciticntion covers chro-
plication
rnium-molybdmrum (4130) 6eamless and welded
steel tubing of nircmf: qunlily. STANDAIIDS
1.2 Ckrssificntion. The tubing slmll be of
Fk:nErrhL
Lhe folinwing gmdcs, types, and phfical
Ircd.TCS Method !Xd. No. 151—hletnk
conditions, as specified (see 0.2):
Test Mcthnds
Grades:
Fed. Std. No. 183-Continuous Identific
Allmling-lhgulnr grade, except lhet I . i nNnf a r l i i nngf Imn and Steel Prnducti
type1,condition (N) tubing is slso MILITARY
avc.ifnldc in o specief (S) @o having

0
MIL-STD-129—hforkmg for Sbipmenl
reduced dccnrburization limits.
and S1OIWO
‘ryp=:
MIL-sTD-lG3-steel Milf Products
Type I—Round
Type 1l—Reclar@nr or square Prcpnmtion for Shipment and Srornge
Type 111-S@rmdiie MSwS~t+Tolcmnccs-SOLmk SteGI
Typo I\’-Ovnf Tubhrg, AkcrafL Ahfmme, Round
Physicrd conditions: hfS33532-Square and Rect-sngrdsr Tut
(A) —Amrcrded ing-Cnrbm] Steal and Alfoy Steel, 0.3
(N) —Normslizcd or SWMS rehewd Carbon, M nximum
(HT-125)—Heat treated 10 a minimum hlW3530–Tolcrnr] cm–Weldd Cnrbo
tensile strength of 125,000 psi and AUoy Steel Tubing
(li”r-150)-11.3at lrcatcd @ ~ minimum MS33W4-Standwd Dimensions fc
tensile s~englh O r I50,000 psi SLresm!ilm nnd Ovol Tubular Shnpes
(HT-lSO)—HesL tmokrf to a minimum Ain FOncZ-h’Avr’ ACtCONA~ICAL
tensifo strength o! 180,000 psi AND 10102—Tubing-Standard D“me:
sions fnr Round .%nnd- Alfoy Steel
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
(Copies of qmilim!ions, sandm!s, dtmins% at
2.1 ‘fle following dncumente, of the issue publications rcquirwl by mpplicm in comcctimi wil
in efiecL on dnte of invitation for bids or 6@0c Proc*:mmcnt funetiom nhould be obtahml f,O
requcsL fOI pKqrOWd, fOmr O part Of Lti Spm- the procuring acti.it! or aa dimctcd by tie conwnc:ir.
Omcct.)
itication of the went specified bereirr:
2.z other publications. The fO~OW& dOe
SPECIFICATIONS umerrts pnrb O r l hm spec”tication to :1
form a
hllMrAnl extent speciGcd
herein. Unlc=+ OL b c f i i
Al IbI-68GS-Inspection Prom==, Mag dicated, tbe issue in eflect on date of inriteti(

o
netic Psrtide for bids or request for propnsd sbsfl apply:

Fsc 4710
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MIL-T-6736B
SocImY OF ALTOMOTIVE 12XG[XEERS AERO- 3.3 Chemical composition. Tlm chemical
SPACE XI.*TERIAL SPECLFICATIOSS composition of lubing
shall
be M spcciiied in 6
A\LS2301 —.iircrah Quality Steel Clean- table I.
Iiess,
Magnetic Psrtkle Inspection Pro- TALILE 1. Chmzicd mmp.a, ilion
redum
A>lS2?G40-\lngnetic Particle
(GpiS,~ of .5A1.: puldimtiom
Inspection
Imy bc obt nined from
mm<,,,, I
l“
A“,l=.
pwcmt Icheckarla,,p
, togmt:.

Ih. Socitity .[ Aulon,.:ivt I.;nginwmv Inc., 495 Lc.xinc. ,

to!, Awmu., Xc,, York, X, Y., 10017.)
Cmb.n .. . . . . . . . . . . . . (1, u-n, 3:{ &ll, 0“
3. REQUIREMENTS Mmgnncsc. . . . . . . . . . . .40- 6(I * .103
Phmphoms . . . . . . . . . 02; (m:,,) +, MJ
3.1 DaIs. Unless otbcmisc specified in the S.lru r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irx [,, !:!s) +, WI?!
cou LrucL or order, no dntu nrc required by this SOimw.. . . . . . . . . . . . . w-u. 33 * w
spccifkution or any of the documents refer- Chromium... . . . . . . . . ,Su-1.
Iu +-.
U5,
-n.U3
hfolyl,dcnu, n . . . . . . . . . .15-0, ?5 *.W2
enced in section 2 (see 6.2).
1 ,
3.2 Nlalerial. TIIC tubing sbnll be O( air-
cr!dl qu:diLy. The Ilmtcrinl shrill be ruag. , Individu,,! !l..,.,,,l!,,.,,l
.,,, !!., ? Vxy 1,?!!,,,1,. s,m.lf,.,d,.!1:., ,4, !be
,,,M,, ‘h.., ! in ,1!, checknn,l, si! .“1,,,,,,,, cm,,, U.!, ,1(,,,,. !,,, 1“ m,,
I!clic,!lly imspcc[c.d ill accordance with the I,mt stroll 0., ?arr boil, .bom *,,,I bclou ,1,!, ,1..1:”4 ,mce.
procedures of AhlS 2301, and sbaU not exceed
the size nnd frcqtlel)cy rsLing limits indicnted 3.4 Nlechanical properties. After tbe h!sL
iu tkc partqpph el] Litkd ‘(Disposition” of cohl-drnw Imssj tlm tubing shrill bc mmnnlizcd,
AJIS 2301(see
4.5). stress rdicrcd, or othcrwisr. heat t mnt cd to
3.2.1 lfanu~acfurin~ process. The steel sbull develop LIW rmwhnnical propcrtiss specified in
be manufactured by the open-hcnrLh or elec- table 11.
Lric-(!lrnacc process, unkm a single process is 3.5 Dimensions. Tbe dimensions of typo I
specified in the contract or purchn.sc order.. lubkgskull
Ctjdonn
tothest.andnrd diumn-
3.2.1.1 SuOicicnt discard shall be taken fronl sions show] on AISD101O2. Thc dimensions of o
ench ingot h cnsuro freedom from piping and L.yp=
IIIandIV sbsfl
conform
h thostnndard
undue segmgstion. dknension
shownonhlS33534.
TINdimensions

,.. –..
—— ..
>’icld strcmgth at 0.2 Elqmtion in 2
p..rccnt s,cl or at cxtrmsion mcl,r?,
Tmsilc ]ndwa ted
Conditiou and WBU thickmss mengtl,
(min.)
(Min.) Extension F~:::;Ic I :;:,

—! —.
I! under load
.— ,
1nch p5i psi Inches in 2 Pwccnt I%rcmt
I I imbm
I I

I 95, OMl
I I I I
9s, m 76,000 0. CQ90 10 5
93, 00o 7s,000 .0090 12 7
90,ooo 71), 000 Oo,Si 15 ]1)
,. ..— ——

‘:1 ~
(IIT-123),UI WJII, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IOo, lloo .Ul[); I 12
(ilT-150) Allw.lls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I ::JN 1:{5, Llou
(UT-l SO) Allwnlls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...! 1.s3, 000 165, 000 w
I I I I I

2
, Maximum.
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MIL-T-6736B
of type II tubing shall be tMnogotinted between TAIILE 11[. Dcmrburimfion {iuth
the supplier and purchaser.
Allomablo told Mnsimum total
~Dby&n dms.rburizmion
3.6 b.mgtb. t%=t%) finch)
(OD) fiiCh)
3.6.1 /Zract fengtb. Tub~g ofallsizes IIMy
be ordermf tn o.xact Iengtke or io lengths ex-
pressed M n multiple of a defink unit, with upiOo.040. -------- a 010 aoos
0.041 to o.oiYJ. . . . . . .012 .009
tolcrnncca 0s spocifled in tho controct or pur-
0.051 to 0.070 ------- .014 .011
cbnce order.
0.071 to o.oso ------ . ole .012
3.&2 MiU kngfhu. When oxc,ct or multiple 0.0s1 too.000------- .018 .014
lengths cue not spbcbicd (see 0.2), tubing will be 0.001100.100 . . .... . 020 .015
0.101 la 0.150 ------- .022 .017
acccptod in m“fl Icngtbe of 5 to 20 feet, buL not
0.161 Lo 0.2011 . . ..-. .020 .020
more tbnn 10 pcrcook of nny ordershallbe
furnisbcd in !smgthc shorter tbon 12 fcot.

3.7 Tolerances. (N) tubing shnR be onn-bnff that fisted in table

I [1, with nn complcta docnrburizction pcr-
3.7.1 Type I. Tho pcrnkible vmiations mimiblo.
in dimensions of type I scnmlom tubing sbnll bo 3.10 (kmdition. Unln5e othcrwisn sfrecilied,
nc show-non MS33529 nod for typo I welded tub- tubing shalf ho fumisbcd in rcgulcr grade,
ing ns shown on MS33530. typo I, condition (N).
3.7.2 Typ.a II, III, and 1 V. Thn pcmris- 3.11 IdentiIlcntion of product. Encb tubo
sible variations in dimcocions of all types If, shrill bo nmrked in acccmdonco with Fwi. Std.
IH, ond IV tubing shrill bo os shown on h’o. 163 end shall include ttm number of this
MS33S32. spccificntinn.
3.8 Grain tizc. The austrmitic grnin cizo of 3.12 Workmanship. The tubing shnRhave
the steel used for thii tubiig shnlf ho prcdomi- n finkhconformingh the bestpractice for
nmtfy No. 5 or liner, with grnins es huge es c.ircrnft
qunhtymatminl.Itcbnll ho smooth,
No. 3 pmmtilblo, M dotermincd by the method cfcnn,
nnd froo fmm hnnvy SC& or oxide no
specified in section 4. For coorrdmc tubing, tbo interior and exterior surfaces, nnd ehall be
grnin sizo shell bo dot-snnirmd on a bJlet bcforo free from burrs, scrims, team, grooms, lamina-
piercing, hot working, or cold drnwing. tions, slivers, pite, cnd other injurious defects.
Surface impcrfoctions, cuch as hmdlhg marks,
3.9 Dccnrburizotinn. strcigbtoning marks, light nrnndrcl end die
3.9.1 Re@ar grade. The nvcrngo depth of marks, shollow pits, nnd ccnlo pattern wilf not
total decarburizntinn of regular grnde, mndi- bo considomd IIS injurious defocls, pruvidod
tinn (N) tubing, nc rcccivcd from tbo tubing tho imperfoctinne nro removable without ro-
manufncturor, shrdl nnL oxcood tho mounts duc”mg the dimncter or wall tbicfm- of the
Iistcd in tabln 111. Tim depth nf dccarbmiza- ‘ tulimg Irclow the pcrmicsiblo tolmnnco fimits.
tion in teble 111is the total dccnrburkotion, or Tho rmnornlof surface imperfections ic not
tho sum of Lbe dopthc of compla@ dccnrlmrizn- required.
tion nnd pnrtinl docnrlrurir,ntion on both the 3.12.1 WeJd. The weld shnffnot contain
imrcr and outer surfncm of Lhe tulro. No mom defects greater than XAmb fong or depths
than 75 percent of tho nmount, Iiited in tnblo lLI grcntcr than nno-half tho wnfl thickness. The
is ta appearon theoutmrsurfaco
of thotube. rvclded tubiig mny be pickled or olhcrwim
Tbc depth of complete dccnrburkmLion shalf not clcnncd, if ❑cccsnry, to meet surfncc conditions
oxcccd onc-hnlf tbe nllowable total dccnrburicn- speckled ilcrcin.
t,ion. (The word %vomgo” monnc tbo rmtdts
4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROV1S1ONS
of sevcrnl readings on a cr0c9 section of tnbiig.)
3.9.2 Sprcial prade. The pmmtilbln dc- 4.1 Respnnsibfity fer inspection. Unfcss
cnrburizntion of (S) grnde, type I condition otborwiso cpccihf in the contrect or pumham

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MIL-T-6736B
order, Lhe supplieris responsiblefor the per- 4.5 Magnetic inspection. Specimens shall
i
formance of rdl inspection reqrriremenk as be selected, inspected, and rated in acrmdance
specified herein. Except m otherwise. speci- with the procedures of AMS 2301. Inspection
fied, thesupplier may utilize hi own facilities sbalf be in accordance with MII.-I-686s or
or any conumrcidlaborato~ acceptable to AMS 2640.
theGovernment. The Government reserves 4.6 C%emical analysis.
Llre
riglrt
tipcrtorm anyoftheinspections set
forth wheresuchinspections 4.6.1Sampling.
intbcspecification At least onesample shall
oredeemedneccsmry b ossurc supplies and besdected for check chemical nnnlysk inac-
services
conform laprwcribed rcquiremenk. cordance withFederdTestN4ethod Stnndard
4.2 Quality conformance inspection. The No.151 @ represent each heat int,he lot. The
examinationand testing of tubingshill be sample s hallconsistofnotless t han 2 ounces.
clcssificd
tt9
quality conformance hspection. 4.6.2iifcifwd. Specimens shall beprepared
4.2.1Sampling md inspection shall be per- in accordance with Methods 111 or 112 of
formed in accordance with Federnl T&t Method Federal T&t Method Stnndwd No. 15i, and
shall be tested by wet chemiccf or spectmcherni-
Standard No. 151 and m specilled herein. If
the material is taken from stock and is not iden- cnl methods. In the event of d~pute, antdysis
tifiable tM to heat and method of manufacture, shall be by wet chemical methods.
or if the identity of any portion of tha shipment 4.6.3 Waioer. Samples for check of chemi-
is obscure in any respect, ndditiomd samplas cal anolysis m.y be waived provided that all of
sboll bo selected to determine conformance of the material in the lot can be identilled as being
all portions of the shlpmcnt ta this specification. made from a heat previously analyzed and
4.3 ht. A lot shall consist of tubing pro- found to conform to the chemical composition
duced from the same heat and which is essen- speci6ed herein.
tially homogeneous in aff respects, in the same 4.7 Tensile test.
condition, of the same typo, size, md wall
tbiclme.w offered for delivc~ at the same time.
4.7.1 Sampling, At least onc tensife test (
sample shall be sefected from each 1,000 feet
4.4 Examinations. or less of each lot for determination of mechan-
ical pr0pertie9.
4.4.1 .!hamimziion of producl Erich length
4.7.2 Preparation oj specimenn. Tensile
of tubing shrdf be visually exnmhmd for com-
test specimens shall he prepared ill accordance
pliance with surface condition and workman-
with J4ethod 211 of Federal Test Method
ship requirements. Smnples selectad in accord-
ance witlr table IV shall be examined to assure Standard No. 151.
4.7.3 Method. Temife tests and determina-
compliance with the specified dimensions and
tolerances, and identillcution marking require- tion of yield strength and elongation shall be
ments. conducted in accordance with hfethod 211 of
Federal Test Method Standard No. 151.
T&!JLE IV. Sampling @m

4.8 Grain size.

-!
Acn;:~rm
Lot size S.3mplc size
4.8.1 Sampling. One or more samples
rejectible shall be selected from one or more billets used
in makmg the tubing and suitablo for deta-
1 to 15.................. Au o ining the austcnitic grain size.
l(3to180.......-..----- 15 0 4.8.2 Preparation Oj specimenu. The speci-
181t0300.............. 35 0 mens sbalf be taken one-half way between the
301 r.a500.............. 50 1 center and outaide of tho biflet. The specimens
Over 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 2
shalf be appmximntely l-inch square or round,
and normalized at 1,650° F.
4.4.2 Eramitiion Oj preparation jar o!c- 4.8.3 MdJwd. The grain size rdwdf be
liserg. Preparation for dahvery sbnlf be ex- determined by procedure B or D of Method
amined for confommnca to section 5. 311 ofFederal TestMethod StandsrdNo. 151.
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( 4.9 Decarburizatiotr. tions involving bending fntigm loads inasmuch
4.!).1 Snm#inp. At least ono mess mc- tM the tubing surfacn is of Kim strength tbnn
tioncd WIUP1Ocbnll be selected from each 1,000 tlm surface nf regulnr gmdo tubing.
feet or less of esch lot. Tho sample sbslf bo 6.2 Ordering dntn. Procurement deou-
cut at lenct thren-fourths of M inch fmm the ments shoufd specify:
mill end. (a) Title, number, nnd date nf thii speci-
4.9.2 Prqmrafion OJ apa”mcna. The r+peci- fication.
mens sbnll be mctaflogrnphicnlly prepnred and (b) Size md wnll thickness (for round
otcbcd in 5 percent. nitnl. cross sectinns, see AND 10102).
4.9.3 Afcthod. Tbo spocimmm slInlI be (c)Amount (aggmgnte length in feet;
exnmined at 100 dinmctem. length of ench piece when cxnct lengths
4.10 Rejecfinn and retest. Faifuro of a nro desired) (see 3.6).
specimen to meet, tbo test rnquimmnnls sbnll (d) Tho typo, if type I is nnt desired (sea
be eausn fnr rejection of tbo lot. At tbn dis- 1.2).
cmtinn of tbo cnntrsctar or supplier, or bntb, (e) The rendition nnd gre.da ifrendition
rctmt will Ira permitted. A retest snmplo of (N) regufar grsdoisnot desired
(SW
five specimens shall bo tested to rcpIoco each 1.2mrd 3.10).
fniled specimen of the originnl snnrplo. If (f) .%nmfms or wefded, m d&md.
ono ofthoretest specimens fail, tlm lnt shall be (g) Datn rcq.iromcnts (see 3.1).

rejected with no further rctestirrg permittsd. (h) f-wel of pnckagiug, if other tbnn level
A (SCO 5.2).
5. PREPARATION’ FOR DELIVERY (i) ~;~tion, if other than .pdlcd
6.1 Preservation. Unless otb erwiso speci-
find, nll tubing sbsll be coabxl inside nnd 6.2.1 ilfechnniml propcrfies. It%cn tub%

outside with mrr-esion-pravcntivo compound is LO bcheat treated (qucrmbed and drewn) to

( mnfnrming to ML-C-16173, wbicb shall be defiiita meclmnicnl properties specilied by the
dilutd by the ndditinn of 50 percent, by procuring nctivity, tho mntrnct or order sboufd
volume, of tbo solvent spccificd in pnrngmpb stata tbe desired mecbanicnl properties, and
entitled “Snlvcnt” of MfL-G16173. the manufacturer should esteb!isb the optimum
5.2 Preparalinn fnr shipment. Unless quenching mngo nrrd quenching medium to be
n tbcrwise spocilied, tubing sbnll bo prcpnred used.
for shipment in accnrdmco wilb love] A of Custodians: User actkltlcs:
MIL-STD-163 (Seo 0.2). Armyitl R Armr-MO
,Na.,—VI’ P Nary-
5.3 fihwking of sbipmenl. Shipping con-
Air Fo,cc--(:t) Air Form-
tainnm shell bo rnnrked in acmrdsnco with DSA—.X Reparfng activity:
MIL-STD-129. R.3VICW.Ymxidtics : Air Force-(l 1)
Armr-?d R, M 1 project No. 4710-010S
6. NOTES .Na.,— W’P
Air Force-(1 I). (G9)
6.1 Intended use. Tbo tubing is intended
for um in aircraft construction, pnrticufnrly Rm+ewlumr Ma7nMion in current m o f th e d a m o f
this documcnl. For future coordination of cbangm
whoro osrts nm fnbricnted bv wcldiuc. Prc-
10 thin dncumcnt, draft cirmlntion should be based cm
hentin~ prinr to welding is- dcsirabfi. The the infwmr.than in tho current Fcdernl Supply C%ssi-
spccief grado tubing is prcfnrnblo for applica- Iicntlon Iiiting of DoD Stmdurdkntion Omumen@

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FORM .—s 0 mu f f i n
( SPEC I F I CAT I ON ANALYS I S SHE E T I I l l JRuA ” , ,*.-
NO.

INST R UCTIONS
Tlds ahcctistohoElk!out b ~ynnddth.r Gw-mmtormntmctir, in~lvdinthewdties@fimtin
in prwwemcnt of products for u t mala usc by tbo Department of Def- Tbu sheet u pmvidcd for obtaining
information on Lbc usc of thu spccbktlon which will Insure that mdtddo products can be pmcurcd with n udrdmmn
amount of delay and at tbo least .xeJL Commcnln and the rctum of UILYform will Ix apprctiab?d. Fold on Unm
on mvcrsc side, staph in comer, and send la pqe.ring .xtivily.

SPECIFIU1lON

Al l&’r-G73011 ‘1’ubing, Cbromc-hfolybdmum, 4130 Steel, ok, AC QunliLy

ORGANIZATION C1l’Y ANO STATE

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CONTRACT NO. OIJANTITY OF ITEMS lWOCIJREO 00LLAR AMOUNT

$

MATERIAL PROCUREO UNDER A

❑ .#R,m GOvnlwtatn CON1-rtacr ❑ WOCONTRA-

1. HAS ANY PART OF THE SPECIFICATtON CREATED PR08LEMS OR REWIRED 1NTERPRETATION IN

PROCUREMENT USI?7

A. GIVE PAR6GRAPH NUMBER AND wOROING

m flEcOMMWOATIONs FOR CORRECTING THE 0EFIcICNcIE5

2. COMMENTS ON ANY SPEC1FIC4TION REQuIREMENT CONSIDERED TOO RIGID

S. 1S THE SPECIFICATION RESTRICTWE?

❑“vus I--JNO IF “YES’ IN WNAT W’AYf

4. REMARKS (Auach ant! fined daf. which rnav be o! use in imprmn”.q thu ,P@icofion. If tire are addi!iond
paper,, allac%jorm .“d pke MA in . . cn.dope mbfmu~d t. preparing .dwilv)
SUBMITTED OY (Prin&d or 1~ II- and .dwil#)

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POSTAGE AND FEES PAID

OFFICIAL BUSINESS

~ommander, Systems Engineering Group

Attn : SEPS

iVright-Patterson
AirForceBase,Ohio 45433

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