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:
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).
Related Topics:
Forging
Steel
Aircraft
Hoses and tubes
Vacuum
Heat treatment
Also known as: SAE AMS 6515
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