AMS6448N Steel, Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing, and Forging Stock Aircraft Quality 0.95Cr - 0.22V (0.48 - 0.53C) (6150)

Revised

11/10/2023

Features
Issuing Committee
Scope
Content
This specification covers an aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, and forging stock.
Rationale
Content
AMS6448N is the result of a Five-Year Review and update of the specification. The revision updates the Title to match the Scope and include product quality, adds composition reporting (see 3.1.1), updates the heat-treatment specification (see 3.2.2), revises macrostructure requirements (see 3.3.1 and 8.9), updates hardenability testing (see 3.3.3), revises decarburization testing requirements (see 3.3.4.5), incorporates requirements for periodic testing per AMS2301 (see 4.2.1 and 4.4.5), adds reporting option for forging stock (see 4.4.3), adds note on bar stock quality (see 8.7), and updates the prohibition on product exceptions (see 3.6 and 8.6).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6448N
Pages
9
Citation
SAE International Material Specification, Steel, Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing, and Forging Stock Aircraft Quality 0.95Cr - 0.22V (0.48 - 0.53C) (6150), SAE Standard AMS6448N, Revised November 2023, Reaffirmed June 2009, Issued March 1942, https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6448N.
Additional Details
Publisher
Published
Nov 10, 2023
Product Code
AMS6448N
Content Type
Material Specification
Status
Revised
Language
English