Historical
SAE AMS 6256C-2002 (SAE AMS6256C-2002)
Steel, Bars, Forgings, and Tubing 1.0cr 3.0ni 4.5mo 0.08al 0.38v (0.10-0.16c) Premium Aircraft-Quality, Double Vacuum Melted (Cancelled: Jan 2002)
This specification has been declared "NONCURRENT" by the Aerospace Materials Division, SAE, as of September 1996. It is recommended, therefore, that this specification not be specified for new designs.
Primarily for critical carburized parts, such as bearings, gears, and shafts, requiring high minimum core hardness with narrow range, superior resistance to elevated temperature up to 800 degrees F (425 degrees C), and subject to very rigid magnetic particle inspection standards.
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Society of Automotive Engineers [sae]
