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Custom® 465 AMS 5936

Custom® 465 AMS 5936 stainless steel at Rockwell Industries is a double vacuum melted martensitic heat treatable alloy capable of 250,000+ PSI tensile in the H950 condition with a combination of high strength, toughness and corrosion resistance.  It has similar corrosion resistance to 304 stainless.  The grade was developed and is manufactured by Carpenter Technology. 

Stock sizes: 0.251” to 7.000” diameter

Common Specifications:

  • AMS 5936
  • ASTM-F899; ASTM-A564
  • Boeing BMS 7-364
  • Boeing BSS 7025
  • Messier Dowty CTC-M-D 465-1
  • Stryker HMS 4553

Common Applications:

  • Landing gear components
  • Slat components
  • Pneumatic cylinders, braces and struts
  • Engine valves springs
  • Endoscopic instruments
  • Medical scrapers, cutters, suture needles

Melting Method: VIM-VAR

Heat treatment: solution heat treated to 1800 degrees F, held for 60 minutes, then quenched and cooled to -100 degrees F and held for at least 8 hours.

Composition

Element Min. Max.
Carbon 0.02
Manganese 0.25
Silicon 0.25
Phosphorus 0.015
Sulfur 0.010
Chromium 11.00 12.50
Nickel 10.75 11.25
Molybdenum 0.75 1.25
Titanium 1.50 1.80
Nitrogen 0.01