AMS6340D Steel Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing and Forging Stock 0.88Cr - 1.8Ni - 0.42Mo - 0.08V (0.28 - 0.33C) (4330 Mod) Premium Aircraft Quality Consumable Electrode Vacuum Remelted

Revised

10/20/2023

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Issuing Committee
Scope
Content
This specification covers a premium aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of bars, forgings, mechanical tubing, and forging stock.
Rationale
Content
AMS6340D is the result of a Five-Year Review and update of the specification. The revision includes update of the Title to match the Scope and product quality, update to composition reporting (see 3.1.1), clarification of macrostructure (see 3.4.1 and 8.8), revision of hardenability requirements (see 3.4.4), revision of decarburization testing requirements (see 3.4.5.5), addition of strain rate requirements to all tensile tests (see 3.4.6.3), additional ordering information on forging stock (see 4.4.3 and 8.8), notes on bar stock quality (see 8.4), and updates to the requirements for product exceptions (see 4.4.4 and 8.7).
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6340D
Pages
10
Citation
SAE International Material Specification, Steel Bars, Forgings, Mechanical Tubing and Forging Stock 0.88Cr - 1.8Ni - 0.42Mo - 0.08V (0.28 - 0.33C) (4330 Mod) Premium Aircraft Quality Consumable Electrode Vacuum Remelted, SAE Standard AMS6340D, Revised October 2023, Issued March 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/AMS6340D.
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Publisher
Published
Oct 20, 2023
Product Code
AMS6340D
Content Type
Material Specification
Status
Revised
Language
English

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