Stainless Steel 15-5 PH is a precipitation-hardening stainless steel that offers a unique combination of high strength and hardness, excellent corrosion resistance plus excellent transverse toughness and good forgeability. Stainless Steel 15-5 PH is produced by consumable electrode vacuum arc remelting (designated VAC CE).

 

RELATED METALS :
Carpenter 15Cr-5Ni(tm)
AL 15-5(tm)
15-5

SPECIFICATIONS :

AMS 5659	ASTM A693 (XM-12)
AMS 5826	ASTM A705 (XM-12)
AMS 5862	UNS S15500
ASTM A564 (XM-12)

CHEMISTRY DATA :

Carbon	0.07 max
Chromium	14 - 15.5
Copper	2.5 - 4.5
Iron	Balance
Manganese	1 max
Nickel	3.5 - 5.5
Niobium	0.15 - 0.45
Phosphorus	0.04 max
Silicon	1 max
Sulphur s	0.03 max

GENERAL INFORMATION :

• Principal Design Features
  This is a martensitic, precipitation hardening, chromium-nickel-copper stainless steel. The alloy combines good strength, transverse toughness and ductility, hardness capability and corrosion resistance compared with 304 stainless. It may be used in the solution treated condition or heat treated to obtain a wide variety of properties.
  
  
• Applications :
  Aircraft components, fabricated parts in high pressure corrosive environments including valves, shafts, fasteners, fittings and gears.
  
  
• Forms & shapes :
  Wire, Sheet, Plate, Strip, Round Bars, Hexagonal, Flats, Square, Angle, Channel, Blanks, Tubes, Billets, Pipes, Pipe Fittings, Forging Rings, Special Shape Forgings, Fasteners Etc.