Standard:

• AMS6280
• Revision: H

Reaffirmed:

• 1995-05-01

Revised:

• 1991-01-01

Revision:

• Historical. Access the latest revision: AMS6280L

Issuing:

• Ams E Carbon And Low Alloy Steels Committee

Scope:

This specification covers an aircraft-quality, low-alloy steel in the form of bars, forgings, flash welded rings, and stock for forging or flash welded rings. Primarily for parts with sections 0.500 inch (12.70 mm) and under in thickness at the time of heat treatment, requiring a through-hardening steel capable of developing hardness as high as 35 HRC when properly hardened and tempered and also parts of greater thickness but requiring proportionately lower hardness.

History:

Standard	Published	Revision	Status
AMS6280L	2012-11-02	Latest	Revised
AMS6280K	2007-10-16	Historical	Revised
AMS6280J	2003-01-22	Historical	Revised
AMS6280H	1991-01-01	Historical	Reaffirmed
AMS6280G	1978-10-16	Historical	Revised
AMS6280F	1972-05-15	Historical	Revised
AMS6280E	1967-11-01	Historical	Revised
AMS6280D	1964-01-31	Historical	Revised
AMS6280C	1951-10-01	Historical	Revised
AMS6280B	1949-08-01	Historical	Revised
AMS6280A	1943-10-01	Historical	Revised
AMS6280	1942-09-01	Historical	Issued

AKA:

• SAE AMS 6280

Sector:

• Aerospace

Topic:

• Metallurgy
• Ferrous metals and alloys
• Steel
• Materials properties
• Ferrous metals