SAE AMS4900M-2006

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TO PLACE A DOCUMENT ORDER: Tel: 877-606-7323 (inside USA and Canada) Tel: 724-776-4970 (outside USA) Fax: 724-776-0790 Email: custsvc@sae.org SAE WEB ADDRESS: http://www.sae.org AMS 4900M AEROSPACE MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Issued NOV 1952 Revised OCT 2006 Superseding AMS 4900L Titanium Sheet, Strip, and Plate Commercially Pure Annealed, 55 ksi (379 MPa) Yield Strength (Composition similar to UNS R50550) RATIONALE AMS 4900M is a Five Year Review and update of this specification. 1. SCOPE 1.1 Form This specification covers one grade of commercially-pure titanium in the form of sheet, strip, and plate. 1.2 Application This material has been used typically for parts requiring strength up to 400 °F (204 °C) and oxidation resistance up to 600 °F (316 °C), but usage is not limited to such applications. 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS The issue of the following documents in effect on the date of the purchase order forms a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. The supplier may work to a subsequent revision of a document unless a specific document issue is specified. When the referenced document has been cancelled and no superseding document has been specified, the last published issue of that document shall apply. 2.1 SAE Publications Available from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, Tel: 877-606-7323 (inside USA and Canada) or 724-776-4970 (outside USA), www.sae.org. AMS 2242 Tolerances, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant Steel, Iron Alloy, Titanium, and Titanium Alloy Sheet, Strip, and Plate AMS 2249 Chemical Check Analysis Limits, Titanium and Titanium Alloys AMS 2750 Pyrometry AMS 2809 Identification, Titanium and Titanium Alloy Wrought Products Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAE Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - ` , , ` ` ` , , , , ` ` ` ` - ` - ` , , ` , , ` , ` , , ` - - - SAE AMS 4900M - 2 - 2.2 ASTM Publications Available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, Tel: 610-832-9585, www.astm.org. ASTM E 8 Tension Testing of Metallic Materials ASTM E 112 Determining Average Grain Size ASTM E 290 Bend Testing of Material for Ductility ASTM E 384 Microindentation Hardness of Materials ASTM E 1409 Determination of Oxygen and Nitrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert Gas Fusion Technique ASTM E 1447 Determination of Hydrogen in Titanium and Titanium Alloys by the Inert Gas Fusion Thermal Conductivity/Infrared Detection Method ASTM E 1941 Determination of Carbon in Refractory and Reactive Metals and Their Alloys ASTM E 2371 Analysis of Titanium and Titanium Alloys by Atomic Emission Plasma Spectrometry 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Composition Shall conform to the percentages by weight shown in Table 1; carbon shall be determined in accordance with ASTM E 1941, hydrogen in accordance with ASTM E 1447, oxygen and nitrogen in accordance with ASTM E 1409, and other elements in accordance with ASTM E 2371. Other analytical methods may be used if acceptable to the purchaser. TABLE 1 - COMPOSITION Element min max Iron Oxygen Carbon Nitrogen Hydrogen Other Elements, each (3.1.1) Other Elements, total (3.1.1) Titanium -- -- -- -- -- -- -- remainder 0.30 0.30 0.08 0.05 0.015 0.10 0.30 (500 ppm) (150 ppm) 3.1.1 Determination not required for routine acceptance. 3.1.2 Check Analysis Composition variations shall meet the applicable requirements of AMS 2249. 3.2 Melting Practice 3.2.1 Alloy shall be produced by electron beam cold heath or plasma arc cold heath melting practice, or shall be multiple melted with the final melting cycle under vacuum. When multiple melted, the first melt shall be made using a vacuum consumable electrode, nonconsumable electrode, electron beam cold hearth, or plasma arc cold hearth melting practice. The final melting cycle shall be made using vacuum arc remelting (VAR) practice with no alloy additions permitted. 3.2.1.1 The atmosphere for nonconsumable electrode melting shall be vacuum or shall be argon and/or helium at an absolute pressure not higher than 1000 mm of mercury. 3.2.1.2 The electrode tip for nonconsumable electrode melting shall be water-cooled copper. Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAE Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- SAE AMS 4900M - 3 - 3.3 Condition The product shall be supplied in the following condition: 3.3.1 Sheet and Strip Hot rolled with or without subsequent cold reduction, annealed, descaled, and leveled, having a surface appearance comparable to a commercial corrosion-resistant steel No. 2D finish (See 8.2). 3.3.2 Plate Hot rolled, annealed, descaled, and flattened, having a surface appearance comparable to a commercial corrosion- resistant steel No. 1 finish (See 8.2). 3.4 Annealing The product shall be annealed by heating to a temperature within the range 1200 to 1500 °F (649 to 816 °C), holding at the selected temperature within ±25 °F (±14 °C) for a time commensurate with the thickness and the heating equipment and procedure used, and cooling as required to produce product capable of meeting requirements of 3.5. Pyrometry shall be in accordance with AMS 2750. 3.5 Properties The product shall conform to the following requirements: 3.5.1 Tensile Properties Shall be in accordance with Table 2 for product 1 inch (25.4 mm) and under in nominal thickness, determined in accordance with ASTM E 8 with the rate of strain maintained at 0.003 to 0.007 inch/inch/minute (0.003 to 0.007 mm/mm/minute) through the yield strength and then increased so as to produce failure in approximately one additional minute. When a dispute occurs between purchaser and vendor over the yield strength values, a referee test shall be performed on a test machine having a strain rate pacer using a rate of 0.005 inch/inch/minute (0.005 mm/mm/minute) through the yield strength and a minimum crosshead speed of 0.10 inch (2.5 mm) per minute above the yield strength. TABLE 2 - TENSILE PROPERTIES Property Value Tensile Strength, minimum Yield Strength at 0.2% Offset Elongation in 2 Inches (50.8 mm) or 4D, minimum 65 ksi (448 MPa) 55 to 80 ksi (379 to 552 MPa) 18% 3.5.1.1 Elongation requirement applies only to product 0.025 inch (0.64 mm) and over in nominal thickness. 3.5.2 Bending Product under 0.1875 inch (4.76 mm) in nominal thickness shall withstand, without evidence of cracking when examined at 20X magnification, bending at room temperature in accordance with ASTM E 290 through an angle of 105 degrees around a diameter equal to the bend factor shown in Table 3 times the nominal thickness of the product with the axis of bend parallel to the direction of rolling. In case of dispute, results of bend tests using the end supported guided bend test procedure shall govern. TABLE 3 - BEND FACTORS Nominal Thickness Inch Nominal Thickness Millimeters Bend Factor Up to 0.070, incl Over 0.070 to 0.1875, excl Up to 1.78, incl Over 1.78 to 4.762, excl 4 5 Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAE Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - ` , , ` ` ` , , , , ` ` ` ` - ` - ` , , ` , , ` , ` , , ` - - - SAE AMS 4900M - 4 - 3.5.3 Average Grain Size Shall be 6 or finer, determined by comparison of a polished and etched specimen with the chart in ASTM E 112. 3.5.4 Surface Contamination The product shall be free of any oxygen-rich layer, such as alpha case, or other surface contamination, determined as in 3.5.4.1 or 3.5.4.2 or by other method acceptable to purchaser. 3.5.4.1 The bend test of 3.5.2. 3.5.4.2 Hardness differential; a surface hardness more than 40 points higher than the subsurface hardness, determined in accordance with ASTM E 384 on the Knoop scale using a 200-gram load, is evidence of unacceptable surface contamination. 3.6 Quality The product, as received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and condition, sound, and free from "oil cans" (see 8.3.1) of depth in excess of the flatness tolerances, ripples, and foreign materials and from imperfections detrimental to usage of the product. 3.7 Tolerances Shall conform to all applicable requirements of AMS 2242. 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Responsibility for Inspection The vendor of the product shall supply all samples for vendor's tests and shall be responsible for the performance of all required tests. Purchaser reserves the right to sample and to perform any confirmatory testing deemed necessary to ensure that the product conforms to specified requirements. 4.2 Classification of Tests All technical requirements are acceptance tests and shall be performed on each heat or lot as applicable. 4.3 Sampling and Testing Shall be in accordance with the following; a lot shall be all product of the same nominal thickness from the same ingot processed at the same time and annealed in the same heat treatment batch. 4.3.1 Composition One sample from the top and bottom of each ingot, except that samples for hydrogen determinations shall be obtained from each lot obtained after thermal and chemical processing is completed. For coil produced product, at least one hydrogen analysis shall be taken from material representative of each end of the continuously processed coil. For multiple plate and individually rolled sheet product, at least one hydrogen analysis shall be taken from two master plates or sheets produced in the lot. For pack rolled sheet product, at least one sample shall be taken from material representative of each pack. Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAE Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS - - ` , , ` ` ` , , , , ` ` ` ` - ` - ` , , ` , , ` , ` , , ` - - - SAE AMS 4900M - 5 - 4.3.2 Tensile Property, Bending, Grain Size, and Surface Contamination Requirements For coil produced product, at least one sample shall be taken from material representative of each end of the continuously processed coil. For multiple plate and individually rolled sheet product, at least one sample shall be taken from two master plates or sheets produced in the lot. For pack rolled sheet product, at least one sample shall be taken from material representative of each pack. 4.3.2.1 Specimens for tensile tests of widths 9 inches (229 mm) and over shall be taken with specimen axis in both the longitudinal and long-transverse directions; for widths under 9 inches (229 mm), specimens shall be taken with the specimen axis in the longitudinal direction. 4.3.2.2 For guided bend tests, specimen width shall be not less than 10 times the nominal thickness or 1 inch (25 mm), whichever is greater. For free bend tests, minimum specimen width shall, when possible, be not less than 10 times the nominal thickness; maximum width need not be greater than 1 inch (25 mm). 4.4 Reports The vendor of the product shall furnish with each shipment a report showing the results of tests for composition taken from both the top and bottom of each (ingot) and for the hydrogen content, tensile and bending properties, and grain size of each lot, and stating that the product conforms to the other technical requirements. This report shall include the purchase order number, lot number, AMS 4900M, size, specific annealing treatment used, and quantity. 4.5 Resampling and Retesting If any specimen used in the above tests fails to meet the specified requirements, disposition of the product may be based on the results of testing three additional specimens for each original nonconforming specimen. Failure of any retest specimen to meet the specified requirements shall be cause for rejection of the product represented. Results of all tests shall be reported. 5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY 5.1 Identification Shall be in accordance with AMS 2809. 5.2 Packaging The product shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with commercial practice and in compliance with applicable rules and regulations pertaining to the handling, packaging, and transportation of the product to ensure carrier acceptance and safe delivery. 6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT A vendor shall mention this specification number and its revision letter in all quotations and when acknowledging purchase orders. 7. REJECTIONS Product not conforming to this specification, or to modifications authorized by purchaser, will be subject to rejection. 8. NOTES 8.1 A change bar (l) located in the left margin is for the convenience of the user in locating areas where technical revisions, not editorial changes, have been made to the previous issue of this specification. An (R) symbol to the left of the document title indicates a complete revision of the specification, including technical revisions. Change bars and (R) are not used in original publications, nor in specifications that contain editorial changes only. 8.2 Commercial corrosion-resistant steel finishes are defined in ASTM A 480/A 480M and AS4194. Copyright SAE International Provided by IHS under license with SAE Not for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS --`,,```,,,,````-`-`,,`,,`,`,,`--- SAE AMS 4900M - 6 - 8.3 Terms used in AMS are clarified in ARP1917 and as follows: 8.3.1 "Oil Can" An excess of material in a localized area of a sheet that causes the sheet to buckle in that area. When the sheet is placed on a flat surface and hand pressure applied to the buckle, the buckle will spring through to the opposite surface or spring up in another area of the sheet. 8.4 Dimensions and properties in inch/pound units and the Fahrenheit temperatures are primary; dimensions and properties in SI units and the Celsius temperatures are shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units and are presented only for information. 8.5 Purchase documents should specify not less than the following: AMS 4900M Type of melting practice desired (See 1.3) Form and size of product desired Quantity of product desired. 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