SAE-AMS-5837G-2006

SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2006SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:[phone](insideUSAandCanada)Tel:[phone](outsideUSA)Fax:[phone]Email:[e-mail]:(Nb)(CompositionsimilartoUNSN06625)RATIONALEAMS5837GisaFiveYearReviewandupdateofthisspecification.1.SCOPE1.1FormThisspecificationcoversacorrosionandheat-resistantnickelalloyintheformofweldingwire.1.2ApplicationThiswirehasbeenusedtypicallyasfillermetalforgas-tungsten-arcorgas-metal-arcweldingofpartsfabricatedfromalloysofsimilarordissimilarcomposition,butusageisnotlimitedtosuchapplications.2.APPLICABLEDOCUMENTSTheissueofthefollowingdocumentsineffectonthedateofthepurchaseorderformsapartofthisspecificationtotheextentspecifiedherein.Thesuppliermayworktoasubsequentrevisionofadocumentunlessaspecificdocumentissueisspecified.Whenthereferenceddocumenthasbeencancelledandnosupersedingdocumenthasbeenspecified,thelastpublishedissueofthatdocumentshallapply.2.1SAEPublicationsAvailablefromSAEInternational,400CommonwealthDrive,Warrendale,PA15096-0001,Tel:[phone](insideUSAandCanada)or724-776-4970(outsideUSA),or:610-832-9585,or(Niobium)CobaltTitaniumAluminumIronNickel----------20.008.003.15--------remainder0.100.500.500.0150.01523.0010.004.151.000.400.405.003.1.1Chemicalanalysisofinitialingot,bar,orrodstockbeforedrawingisacceptable,providedtheprocessesusedfordrawingorrolling,annealing,andcleaningarecontrolledtoensurecontinuedconformancetocompositionrequirements.3.1.2CheckAnalysisCompositionvariationsshallmeettheapplicablerequirementsofAMS2269.3.2ConditionColdworked,brightfinish,inatemperandwithasurfacefinishthatwillprovideproperfeedingofthewireinmachineweldingequipment.3.3Fabrication3.3.1Wireshallbeformedfromrodorbardescaledbyaprocessthatdoesnotaffectthecompositionofthewire.Surfaceirregularitiesinherentwithaformingprocessthatdoesnottearthewiresurfacesareacceptableprovidedthewireconformstothetolerancesof3.6.3.3.2Buttweldingispermissibleprovidedbothendstobejoinedarealloyverifiedusingamethodormethodscapableofdistinguishingthealloyfromallotheralloysprocessedwithinthefacility,ortherepairismadeatthewireprocessingstation.Thebuttweldshallnotinterferewithuniform,uninterruptedfeedingofthewireinmachineweldingequipment.3.3.3In-processannealing,ifrequired,betweencoldrollingordrawingoperationsshallbeperformedinaprotectiveatmospheretoensurefreedomfromsurfaceoxidationandabsorptionofotherextraneouselements.SAEAMS5837G-3-3.3.4Residualelements,drawingcompounds,oxides,dirt,oil,dissolvedgasses,andotherforeignmaterialspickedupduringwireprocessingthatcanadverselyaffecttheweldingcharacteristics,theoperationoftheequipment,orthepropertiesoftheweldmetal,shallberemovedbycleaningprocesseswhichwillneitherresultinpittingnorcausegasabsorptionbythewireordepositionofsubstancesharmfultoweldingoperations.3.4PropertiesWireshallconformtothefollowingrequirements:3.4.1WeldabilityMeltedwireshallflowsmoothlyandevenlyduringweldingandshallproduceacceptablewelds.ARP1876maybeusedtoresolvedisputes.3.4.2SpooledWireShallconformto3.4.2.1and3.4.2.2.3.4.2.1CastWire,woundonstandard12-inch(305-mm)diamete