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2、WRIWKHXVHUSAE reviews each technical report at least every five years at which time it may be revised, reaffirmed, stabilized, or cancelled. SAE invites your written comments and suggestions.Copyright 2016 SAE InternationalAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
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4、stomerServicesae.orgSAE WEB ADDRESS: http:/www.sae.orgSAE values your input. To provide feedbackon this Technical Report, please visithttp:/www.sae.org/technical/standards/AMS4400AEROSPACEMATERIAL SPECIFICATIONAMS4400Issued 2010-10Reaffirmed 2016-05Magnesium Alloy Welding Wire1.5Ag - 2.1Di - 0.08Cu
5、- 0.70Zr (EQ21A)(Composition similar to UNS M18330)RATIONALEAMS4400 has been reaffirmed to comply with the SAE five-year review policy.1. SCOPE 1.1 Form This specification covers a magnesium alloy in the form of welding wire. 1.2 Application This wire has been used typically as filler metal for gas-
6、metal-arc and gas-tungsten-arc welding of magnesium alloys of similar composition, 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
7、. 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
8、 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.AMS2355 Quality Assurance, Sampling and Testing, Aluminum Alloys and Magnesium Alloy, Wrought Products (Except Forging Stock), and Rolled, Forged, o
9、r Flash Welded Rings AMS2813 Packaging and Marking of Packages of Welding Wire, Standard Method ARP1876 Weldability Test for Weld Filler Metal Wire ARP4926 Alloy Verification and Chemical Composition Inspection of Welding Wire 3. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Composition Shall conform to the percentage
10、s by weight as shown in Table 1, determined in accordance with AMS2355. TABLE 1 - Composition Element min max Silver Didymium (Total Rare Earths) 3.1.1 Zirconium Copper Nickel Other Elements, total Magnesium 1.3 1.75 0.40 0.05 -remainder 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.10 0.01 0.30 3.1.1 Didymium consists of neodymiu
11、m (not less than 70% of the total) plus praseodymium, along with lesser amounts of other rare earth elements. Vendor shall analyze and report neodymium and praseodymium in order to determine composition for routine acceptance. When analyzed, the total of all rare earth elements shall not exceed 2.5%
12、. 3.1.2 Chemical analysis of initial ingot, bar, or rod stock is acceptable provided the processes used for manufacture and cleaning are controlled to ensure conformance to composition requirements, and the facility employs procedures to ensure traceability of wire to the originally analyzed ingot.
13、3.2 Condition Wire for cut lengths shall be extruded and for spooled wire shall be extruded and sized. Drawn wire may be supplied if acceptable to purchaser. 3.3 Fabrication 3.3.1 Butt welding is permissible provided both ends to be joined are identified by chemical analysis or the repair is made at
14、 the wire processing station. The butt weld shall not interfere with uniform, uninterrupted feeding of the wire in machine welding equipment. 3.3.2 Oxides, dirt, and extruding compounds shall be removed by cleaning processes which will neither result in pitting nor cause gas absorption by the wire o
15、r deposition of substances harmful to welding operations. 3.4 Weldability Melted wire shall flow smoothly and evenly during welding and shall produce acceptable welds. ARP1876 may be used to resolve disputes. 3.5 Quality Wire, as received by purchaser, shall be uniform in quality and condition, soun
16、d, and free from foreign materials and from imperfections detrimental to welding operations, operation of welding equipment, or properties of the deposited weld metal.SAE INTERNATIONAL AMS4400 Page 2 of 4_3.6 Sizes and Tolerances Wire shall be supplied in the sizes and to the tolerances as shown in
17、3.6.1 and 3.6.2. 3.6.1 Diameter Shall conform to the tolerances shown in Table 2. TABLE 2A - TOLERANCES, INCH-POUND UNITS FormNominal Diameter Inch Tolerance, InchplusTolerance, Inch minusCut Lengths Spools0.062 to 0.250, incl 0.040 to 0.125, incl Over 0.125 to 0.187, incl 0.0070.0030.0070.0070.0040
18、.007TABLE 2B - TOLERANCES, SI UNITS FormNominal Diameter MillimetersTolerance, Millimeter plusTolerance, MillimeterminusCut Lengths Spools1.57 to 6.35, incl 1.00 to 3.17, incl Over 3.17 to 4.75, incl 0.180.0760.180.180.100.183.6.2 Length Cut lengths shall be furnished in 36-inch (914-mm) lengths, or
19、 as ordered, and shall not vary more than +0, -1 inch (-25 mm). 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 4.1 Responsibility for Inspection The vendor of wire shall supply all samples for vendors tests and shall be responsible for the performance of all required tests. Purchaser reserves the right to sample a
20、nd to perform any confirmatory testing deemed necessary to ensure that the wire conforms to specified requirements. 4.2 Classification of Tests 4.2.1 Acceptance Tests Composition (3.1) and sizes and tolerances (3.6) are acceptance tests and shall be performed on each lot. 4.2.2 Periodic Tests Weldab
21、ility (3.4.1) is a periodic test and shall be performed at a frequency selected by the vendor unless frequency of testing is specified by purchaser. 4.3 Sampling and Testing In accordance with AMS2355. 4.4 Reports The vendor of wire shall furnish with each shipment a report stating that the wire con
22、forms to the composition and other technical requirements of this specification. This report shall include the purchase order number, lot number, AMS4400,nominal size, and quantity. SAE INTERNATIONAL AMS4400 Page 3 of 4_4.5 Resampling and Retesting In accordance with AMS2355. 5. PREPARATION FOR DELI
23、VERY 5.1 Wire shall be supplied on spools in one continuous length for machine welding or in cut lengths for manual welding, as ordered. 5.2 Wire on each spool shall be of one continuous length from the same heat of alloy. Packages of cut lengths shall not contain wire from more than one heat of all
24、oy. 5.3 Wire furnished on spools shall be closely wound in layers but adjacent turns within a layer need not necessarily be touching. Wire shall be wound so as to avoid producing kinks, waves, and sharp bends, and shall be free to unwind without restriction caused by overlapping or wedging. 5.4 Wire
25、 from each spool or package of cut lengths shall be alloy verified by a method acceptable to purchaser. The alloy verification procedures of ARP4926 are recommended. 5.4.1 An 8-inch (203-mm) length of wire shall be made accessible at both ends of each spool for alloy verification. 5.5 Packaging and
26、Marking In accordance with AMS2813. 6. ACKNOWLEDGMENT A vendor shall mention this specification number in all quotations and when acknowledging purchase orders. 7. REJECTIONS Wire not conforming to this specification, or to modifications authorized by purchaser, will be subject to rejection. 8. NOTE
27、S 8.1 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 documen
28、t, including technical revisions. Change bars and (R) are not used in original publications, nor in documents that contain editorial changes only. 8.2 Terms used in AMS are clarified in ARP 1917. 8.3 Dimensions and properties in inch/pound units and the Fahrenheit temperatures are primary; dimension
29、s and properties in SI units and the Celsius temperatures are shown as the approximate equivalents of the primary units and are presented only for information. 8.4 Purchase documents should specify not less than the following: AMS4400Size and form (spools or cut lengths) of wire required Weight of spools required Quantity of wire required. PREPARED BY AMS COMMITTEE “D“ SAE INTERNATIONAL AMS4400 Page 4 of 4_
