Material Specs - International
I have been a browser of this website for quite some time, and I've come across an issue which does not seem to have a direct answer through my research.
Here's my goal: My company wants to begin implementing, on our drawings, the specification/standard which the selected material must conform to. The idea being that the drawing may be sent to a variety of suppliers, both international and domestic, and we can be sure that the material that will be used meets the specs used during the design & analysis process. In the past this has been handled by specifying a material hardness in the drawing's title block. Example: Material: 6061-T6 95 BHN min.
Our goal now is to have something like: Material: "6061-T6 in accordance with AMS 4150C" (or ASTM B429 or...?).
Which brings me to the question: what practice have you seen work for this purpose? Which system of standards is best suited to controlling material from suppliers?
Thanks for the help,
Mike