SAE AMS 4640H

MAI 2011

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AMS4640™ REV. H
AEROSPACE
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Issued 1940-06
Revised 2011-05
Reaffirmed 2018-05

Superseding AMS4640G

Aluminum Bronze, Bars, Rods, Shapes, Tubes, and Forgings

81.5Cu - 10.0Al - 4.8Ni - 3.0Fe
Drawn and Stress Relieved (HR50) or Temper Annealed (TQ50)
(Composition similar to UNS C63000)

RATIONALE

AMS4640H revises 3.3.3 to correct the proper designation of ASTM B 858, and results from a Five Year Review and
update of this specification.

1. SCOPE

1.1 Form

This specification covers an aluminum bronze alloy in the form of bars, rods, shapes, tubes, forgings, and forging stock.

1.2 Application

These products have been used typically for parts requiring strength and wear resistance at moderate temperatures, 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.

AMS2221 Tolerances, Copper and Copper Alloy Bars and Rods

AMS2223 Tolerances, Copper and Copper Alloy Seamless Tubing

AMS2808 Identification, Forgings

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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 B 154 Mercurous Nitrate Test for Copper and Copper Alloys

ASTM B 249/B 249M General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Rod, Bar, Shapes, and Forgings

ASTM B 251 General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube

ASTM B 251M General Requirements for Wrought Seamless Copper and Copper-Alloy Tube (Metric)

ASTM B 858 Ammonia Vapor Test for Determining Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Copper
Alloys

ASTM E 8/E 8M Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM E 478 Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys

3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Composition

Shall conform to the percentages by weight shown in Table 1, determined by wet chemical methods in accordance with
ASTM E 478, by spectrochemical methods, or by other analytical methods acceptable to purchaser.

TABLE 1 - COMPOSITION

Element (3.1.1) min max

Aluminum 9.0 11.0
Nickel 4.0 5.5
Iron 2.0 4.0
Manganese -- 1.5
Zinc -- 0.30
Tin -- 0.20
Silicon -- 0.25
Copper + Silver (3.1.2) remainder
Copper + Silver + Sum of Named Elements (3.1.3) 99.5 --

3.1.1 These composition limits do not preclude the presence of other elements. Limits may be established and analysis
required for unnamed elements by agreement between the manufacturer or supplier and purchaser.

3.1.2 Copper and silver may be reported as "remainder", or as the difference between the sum of results for all
elements and 100%, or as the result of direct analysis.

3.1.3 When all named elements in Table 1 are analyzed, the sum shall be 99.5 percent minimum, but such
determination is not required for routine acceptance of each lot.
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3.2 Condition

The product shall be supplied in the following condition:

3.2.1 Bars, Rods, Shapes, and Tubes

Hot rolled or extruded, drawn or otherwise cold finished if necessary, and annealed by heating within the range 1100 to
1300 °F (593 to 704 °C) and cooling in air (HR50 temper - See 8.2).

3.2.2 Forgings

Quenched in room temperature water from 1625 °F ± 25 (885 °C ± 14), annealed by heating within the range 1100 to
1300 °F (593 to 704 °C), and cooling in air (TQ50 temper - See 8.2).

3.2.3 Forging Stock

As ordered by the forging manufacturer.

3.3 Properties

The product shall conform to the following requirements:

3.3.1 Tensile Properties

Shall be as follows, determined in accordance with ASTM E 8/E 8M.

3.3.1.1 Rounds, Hexagons, and Octagons (Bars, Rods and Shapes)

Shall be as shown in Table 2.

TABLE 2A - MINIMUM TENSILE PROPERTIES, INCH/POUND UNITS

Yield Strength
Nominal Diameter or Distance at 0.5% Extension Elongation
Between Parallel Sides Tensile Strength Under Load in 4D
Inches ksi ksi %
Up to 1.00, incl 110 68.0 10
Over 1.00 to 2.00, incl 110 60.0 10
Over 2.00 to 3.00, incl 105 55.0 10
Over 3.00 to 5.00, incl 100 50.0 10

TABLE 2B - MINIMUM TENSILE PROPERTIES, SI UNITS

Nominal Diameter or Yield Strength

Distance Between Parallel Tensile at 0.5% Extension Elongation
Sides Strength Under Load in 4D
Millimeters MPa MPa %
Up to 25.4, incl 758 469 10
Over 25.4 to 50.8, incl 758 414 10
Over 50.8 to 76.2, incl 724 379 10
Over 76.2 to 127.0, incl 689 345 10