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AMS5875™ REV. D
AEROSPACE
MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Issued 1984-10
Reaffirmed 2012-12
Revised 2018-08

Superseding AMS5875C

Cobalt Alloy, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant, Strip

20Cr - 15Ni - 40Co - 7.0Mo - 16Fe
Solution Heat Treated, Cold Rolled, and Aged
Vacuum Induction Plus Vacuum Consumable Electrode Melted
(Composition similar to UNS R30003)

RATIONALE

AMS5875D prohibits unauthorized exceptions (3.8), revises Heat Treatment (3.4), Properties (3.5), Reports (4.4), and
Identification (5.1.1), and results from a Five-Year Review and update of this specification.

1. SCOPE

1.1 Form

This specification covers a corrosion and heat-resistant cobalt alloy in the form of strip 0.100 inch (2.54 mm) and under in
specified thickness and 4.000 inches (101.60 mm) and under in specified width.

1.2 Application

This strip has been used typically for springs requiring a combination of high strength up to 800 °F (427 °C), excellent
corrosion resistance, and good fatigue properties, but usage is not limited to such applications. The alloy is nonmagnetic.

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.

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2.1 SAE Publications

Available from SAE International, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001, Tel: 877-606-7323 (inside USA
and Canada) or +1 724-776-4970 (outside USA), www.sae.org.

AMS2269 Chemical Check Analysis Limits, Nickel, Nickel Alloys, and Cobalt Alloys

AMS2371 Quality Assurance Sampling and Testing, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant Steels and Alloys, Wrought
Products and Forging Stock

AMS2807 Identification, Carbon and Low-Alloy Steels, Corrosion and Heat-Resistant Steels and Alloys, Sheet, Strip,
Plate, and Aircraft Tubing

ARP1917 Clarification of Terms Used in Aerospace Metals Specifications

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 E8/E8M Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM E18 Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials

ASTM E140 Hardness Conversion Tables for Metals Relationship Among Brinell Hardness, Vickers Hardness, Rockwell
Hardness, Superficial Hardness, Knoop Hardness, Scleroscope Hardness, and Leeb Hardness

ASTM E354 Chemical Analysis of HighTemperature, Electrical, Magnetic, and Other Similar Iron, Nickel and Cobalt
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 E354, by spectrochemical methods, or by other analytical methods acceptable to purchaser.

Table 1 - Composition

Element Min Max

Carbon -- 0.15
Manganese 1.5 2.5
Silicon -- 1.20
Phosphorus -- 0.015
Sulfur -- 0.015
Chromium 19.0 21.0
Nickel 14.0 16.0
Cobalt 39.0 41.0
Molybdenum 6.0 8.0
Beryllium -- 0.10
Other Elements, total -- 1.00
Iron remainder
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3.1.1 Check Analysis

Composition variations shall meet the applicable requirements of AMS2269.

3.2 Melting Practice

Alloy shall be produced by multiple melting using vacuum induction followed by vacuum consumable electrode or electroslag
remelt practices.

3.3 Condition

Solution heat treated, cold rolled, and aged.

3.4 Heat Treatment

Except as specified in 3.4.1, strip shall be solution heat treated by heating to 2150 °F ± 25 °F (1177 °C ± 14 °C), holding at
heat for a time commensurate with section thickness, and cooling as required. After cold rolling, the strip shall be aged by
heating to a temperature within the range 850 to 950 °F (454 to 510 °C), holding at the selected temperature within ±25 °F
(±14 °C) for 5 to 5-1/2 hours, and cooling in air to room temperature.

3.4.1 Continuous Heat Treatment

When continuous heat treatment is used, process parameters (e.g., furnace temperature set points, heat input, travel rate,
etc.) for continuous heat treating lines shall be established by the material producer and validated by testing of product to
the requirements of 3.5

3.5 Properties

Strip shall conform to the following requirements:

3.5.1 Tensile Properties

Shall be as shown in Table 2, determined in accordance with ASTM E8/E8M.

Table 2

Table 2A - Minimum tensile properties, inch/pound units

Tensile Yield Strength at Elongation in

Specified Thickness Strength 0.2% Offset 2 Inches or 4D
Inch ksi ksi %
Up to 0.0043, incl 325 250 -
Over 0.0043 to 0.01875, incl 315 225 -
Over 0.01875 to 0.025, incl 300 225 1
Over 0.025 to 0.047, incl 275 225 1
Over 0.047 to 0.075, incl 225 160 3
Over 0.075 to 0.100, incl 170 100 17
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Table 2B - Minimum tensile properties, SI units

Tensile Yield Strength Elongation in

Specified Thickness Strength at 0.2% Offset 50.8 mm or 4D
Millimeters MPa MPa %
Up to 0.109, incl 2241 1724 -
Over 0.109 to 0.4762, incl 2172 1551 -
Over 0.4762 to 0.64, incl 2068 1551 1
Over 0.64 to 1.19, incl 1896 1551 1
Over 1.19 to 1.90, incl 1551 1103 3
Over 1.90 to 2.54, incl 1172 689 17

3.5.2 Elongation requirements do not apply to strip 0.01875 inch (0.4762 mm) and under in specified thickness.

3.5.3 Mechanical property requirements for product outside of the range covered by 1.1 shall be agreed upon between
producer and purchaser.

3.5.4 Hardness

Shall be not lower than 46 HRC, or equivalent (see 8.2), determined in accordance with ASTM E18, but strip shall not be
rejected on the basis of hardness if the tensile property requirements are acceptable, determined on specimens taken from
the same sample as that with nonconforming hardness or from another sample with similar nonconforming hardness.

3.6 Quality

Strip, as received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and condition, sound, and free from foreign materials and from
imperfections detrimental to usage of the strip.

3.7 Tolerances

Width and thickness tolerances shall be in accordance with Tables 3 and 4, respectively.

3.7.1 Width

Table 3

Table 3A - Width tolerances, inch/pound units

Specified Width Tolerance, Inch

Inches Plus and Minus
Up to 0.3755, incl 0.0030
Over 0.3755 to 0.4999, incl 0.0040
Over 0.4999 to 4.0000, incl 0.0050

Table 3B - Width tolerances, SI units

Specified Width Tolerance, Millimeter

Millimeters Plus and Minus
Up to 9.538, incl 0.076
Over 9.538 to 12.697, incl 0.102
Over 12.697 to 101.600, incl 0.127
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3.7.2 Thickness

Table 4

Table 4A - Thickness tolerances, inch/pound units

Specified Thickness Tolerance, Inch

Inch Plus and Minus
0.001 to 0.002, incl 0.00015
Over 0.002 to 0.004, incl 0.0002
Over 0.004 to 0.006, incl 0.0003
Over 0.006 to 0.009, incl 0.0004
Over 0.009 to 0.012, incl 0.0005
Over 0.012 to 0.015, incl 0.00065
Over 0.015 to 0.020, incl 0.00075
Over 0.020 to 0.025, incl 0.0010
Over 0.025 to 0.030, incl 0.00125
Over 0.030 to 0.050, incl 0.0015
Over 0.050 to 0.070, incl 0.00175
Over 0.070 to 0.100, incl 0.002

Table 4B - Thickness tolerances, SI units

Specified Thickness Tolerance, Millimeter

Millimeters Plus and Minus
0.02 to 0.05, incl 0.0038
Over 0.05 to 0.10, incl 0.005
Over 0.10 to 0.15, incl 0.008
Over 0.15 to 0.23, incl 0.010
Over 0.23 to 0.30, incl 0.013
Over 0.30 to 0.38, incl 0.0165
Over 0.38 to 0.51, incl 0.0190
Over 0.51 to 0.64, incl 0.025
Over 0.64 to 0.76, incl 0.0318
Over 0.76 to 1.27, incl 0.038
Over 1.27 to 1.78, incl 0.0444
Over 1.78 to 2.54, incl 0.051

3.8 Any exceptions shall be authorized by purchaser and reported as in 4.4.1.

4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS

4.1 Responsibility for Inspection

The producer of strip shall supply all samples for producer's tests and shall be responsible for the performance of all required
tests. Purchaser reserves the right to sample and to perform any confirmatory testing deemed necessary to ensure that the
strip conforms to specified requirements.
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4.2 Classification of Tests

All technical requirements are acceptance tests and shall be performed on each heat or lot as applicable.

4.3 Sampling and Testing

Shall be in accordance with AMS2371.

4.4 Reports

The producer of strip shall furnish with each shipment a report showing the producer’s name and country where the metal
was melted (e.g., final melt in the case of metal processed by multiple melting operations) and the results of tests for
composition of each heat and for tensile properties and hardness of each lot, and stating that the product conforms to the
other technical requirements. This report shall include the purchase order number, heat and lot numbers, AMS5875D, size,
and quantity.

4.4.1 When material produced to this specification is outside the size range specified in 1.1, or has exceptions authorized
by purchaser taken to the technical requirements listed in Section 3 (see 5.1.1), the report shall contain a statement,
“This material is certified as AMS5875D(EXC) because of the following exceptions,” and the specific exceptions
shall be listed.

4.5 Resampling and Retesting

Shall be in accordance with AMS2371.

5. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY

5.1 Identification

Shall be in accordance with AMS2807.

5.1.1 When technical exceptions are taken (see 4.4.1), the material shall be marked with AMS5875D(EXC).

5.2 Packaging

The strip shall be prepared for shipment in accordance with commercial practice and in compliance with applicable rules
and regulations pertaining to the handling, packaging, and transportation of the strip to ensure carrier acceptance and safe
delivery.

6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

A producer shall mention this specification number and its revision letter in all quotations and when acknowledging purchase
orders.

7. REJECTIONS

Strip not conforming to this specification, or to modifications authorized by purchaser, will be subject to rejection.
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8. NOTES

8.1 Revision Indicator

A change bar (l) located in the left margin is for the convenience of the user in locating areas where technical revisions, not
editorial changes, have been made to the previous issue of this document. An (R) symbol to the left of the document title
indicates a complete revision of the document, including technical revisions. Change bars and (R) are not used in original
publications, nor in documents that contain editorial changes only.

8.2 Hardness conversion tables for metals are presented in ASTM E140.

8.3 Dimensions and properties in inch/pound units and Fahrenheit temperatures are primary; dimensions and properties
in SI units and Celsius temperatures are shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units and are presented
only for information.

8.4 Unless otherwise specified, the material producer shall work to the revision of this specification (AMS5875) in effect
on the date of order placement. Unless otherwise specified, material manufactured and certified to the immediately
previous revision of this specification (AMS5875) may be procured and used until inventory is depleted.

8.5 Purchase documents should specify not less than the following:

AMS5875D
Size of strip desired
Property and acceptance requirements from the cognizant engineering organization applicable to sizes outside the range
listed in 1.1
Quantity of strip desired

PREPARED BY AMS COMMITTEE "F"