AMS6515C Steel, Maraging, Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing, Rings, and Stock for Forgings and Rings, 18.5Ni - 12.0Co - 4.9Mo - 1.40Ti - 0.10Al, Premium Aircraft Quality, Double Vacuum Melted, Annealed (Maraging 350)

Revised

11/10/2023

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Scope
Content
This specification covers a premium aircraft-quality steel in the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, and flash-welded rings up to 5.000 inches (127.00 mm), inclusive, in diameter or least distance between parallel sides, and stock of any size for forging or flash-welded rings.
Rationale
Content
AMS6515C is the result of a Five-Year Review and update of the document. The revision updates the Title and Scope consistent with similar specifications (see 1.1 and 1.2), revises composition testing and reporting requirements (see 3.1.1 and 3.1.2), clarifies melting practice (see 3.2), updates prohibition on unauthorized exceptions (see 3.5.5.1.2, 4.4.4, and 8.6), updates heat-treatment control (see 3.4), updates macrostructure requirements (see 3.5.1 and 8.7), revises micro-inclusion rate method requirements (see 3.5.2), addresses options on forging stock testing (see 3.5.6.1), and adds a note on use of AS1182 (see 8.5).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6515C
Pages
8
Citation
SAE International Material Specification, Steel, Maraging, Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing, Rings, and Stock for Forgings and Rings, 18.5Ni - 12.0Co - 4.9Mo - 1.40Ti - 0.10Al, Premium Aircraft Quality, Double Vacuum Melted, Annealed (Maraging 350), SAE Standard AMS6515C, Revised November 2023, Issued February 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6515C.
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Publisher
Published
Nov 10, 2023
Product Code
AMS6515C
Content Type
Material Specification
Status
Revised
Language
English

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