AMS6317L Steel Bars and Forgings 1.8Ni - 0.25Mo (0.38 - 0.43C) (4640) Heat Treated, 125 ksi (862 MPa) Tensile Strength

Revised

08/09/2022

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Scope
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This specification covers an aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of heat treated bars and forgings 1.00 inches (25.4 mm) and under in nominal cross section or diameter and for hexagonal shapes, least distance between parallel sides.
Rationale
Content
AMS6317L is the result of a Five-Year Review and update of the specification. The revision prohibits unauthorized exceptions, including a clarification of the size limits (1.1, Table 2, 3.5, 3.8, 4.4.2, 5.2, 8.7, 8.9), updates composition testing (3.1), incorporates updates to grain refinement requirements (3.1.1, 3.4.2, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.4.1, 8.5), updates decarburization testing (3.4.3.3), adds updates based on changes in AMS2301 (4.2.1, 4.4.1, 4.4.4), provides guidances on use of AS1182 (8.8), and allows for prior revisions (8.6).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6317L
Pages
8
Citation
SAE International Material Specification, Steel Bars and Forgings 1.8Ni - 0.25Mo (0.38 - 0.43C) (4640) Heat Treated, 125 ksi (862 MPa) Tensile Strength, SAE Standard AMS6317L, Revised August 2022, Issued December 1939, https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6317L.
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Publisher
Published
Aug 9, 2022
Product Code
AMS6317L
Content Type
Material Specification
Status
Revised
Language
English