Alloy Steels 300M is stocked by 18 North American distributors and produced by 5 large mills. Distributors will offer small quantity buys while mills will generally only sell large quantities, with delivery times anywhere from 10 to 50 weeks depending on size and form required
This material is stocked primarily in Bar Products by 16 distributors but is also available to a lesser extent in Forging Products, Flat Rolled Products, and Wire Products.
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Specifications
The following specifications cover Alloy Steels 300M
- AMS 6417
- AMS 6419
- ASTM A579 (32)
- ASTM A646 (300M-8)
- MIL S-8844 (3)
- MIL S-8844 Class 2
- UNS K44220
Property Results
Chemistry Data : [top]
Carbon
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0.38 - 0.46 |
Chromium
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0.7 - 0.95 |
Iron
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Balance |
Manganese
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0.6 - 0.9 |
Molybdenum
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0.3 - 0.65 |
Nickel
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1.65 - 2 |
Phosphorus
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0.01 max |
Silicon
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1.45 - 1.8 |
Sulphur
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0.01 max |
Vanadium
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0.05 min |
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Principal Design Features
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300M is a low alloy, vacuum melted, steel of very high strength. Essentially it is a modified AISI 4340 steel with silicon, vanadium and slightly greater carbon and molybdenum content than 4340. 300M has a very good combination of strength (280 to 305 ksi), toughness, fatigue strength and good ductility. It is a through hardening alloy.
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Applications
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Applications for 300M steel are those that require strength in the 290 - 300 ksi range, such as aircraft landing gear, high strength bolts and airframe parts.
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Machinability
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Machining is best accomplished with the alloy in the normalized or normalized and tempered condition. Final machining to finish tolerances is done by grinding with care due the hardness of the heat treated alloy (Rockwell C 55). It is important to do a stress relief anneal at 550 F after finish grinding.
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Forming
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Formability by conventional methods is good in the annealed condition. The alloy behaves much like AISI 4340 steel.
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Welding
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300M can be welded by fusion methods or by flash resistance welding. Approved procedures must be used for fusion welding, including pre and post-heating practice, because the alloy will air harden due to heat input from welding. Following welding it is essential to re-normalize or re-normalize and temper prior to the final hardening heat treatment.
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Heat Treatment
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300M must be normalized at 1700 F before hardening. After the normalizing treatment the alloy is hardened by heating to 1600 F and oil quenching. Tempering is then done last.
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Forging
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No data. The alloy is forgeable - contact the supplier for details.
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Hot Working
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No data. Heat input can cause this alloy to air harden. Contact the alloy supplier for information as to the advisability of hot working.
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Cold Working
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In the annealed or normalized condition the alloy has good ductility and can be readily cold worked by conventional methods.
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Annealing
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Anneal at 1550 F and slow furnace cool at a rate of less than 50 F per hour down to 600 F. From there it may be air cooled.
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Aging
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Not applicable to this alloy.
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Tempering
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Temper at 600 F to give a nominal 300 ksi strength.
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Hardening
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300M hardens from cold working and by heat treatment. See "Heat Treatment" and "Tempering".
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Other Comments
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300M may be joined by Nicer brazing, copper brazing and silver brazing.
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Physical Data : [top]
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Density (lb / cu. in.)
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0.283
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Specific Gravity
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7.83
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Specific Heat (Btu/lb/Deg F - [32-212 Deg F])
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0.116
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Melting Point (Deg F)
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2590
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Thermal Conductivity
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21
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Mean Coeff Thermal Expansion
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6.6
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Modulus of Elasticity Tension
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29
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Mechanical Data : [top]
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MSO currently has no data available for this grade.
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