Standard:

• AMS1640
• Revision: B

Reaffirmed:

• 2000-06-01

Revised:

• 1988-07-01

Revision:

• Historical. Access the latest revision: AMS1640C

Issuing:

• Ams J Aircraft Maintenance Chemicals And Materials Committee

Scope:

This specification covers a corrosion-removing compound in the form of a liquid concentrate. Primarily for removing pitting corrosion and heavy surface oxidation from exterior aluminum surfaces of aircraft. Compounds meeting the requirements of this specification may cause hydrogen embrittlement of high-strength steels and will remove cadmium plate.

History:

Standard	Published	Revision	Status
AMS1640C	2011-12-15	Latest	Revised
AMS1640B	1988-07-01	Historical	Reaffirmed
AMS1640A	1987-10-01	Historical	Revised
AMS1640	1979-01-01	Historical	Issued

AKA:

• SAE AMS 1640

Sector:

• Aerospace

Topic:

• Chemicals