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No rating yet Subject: Re: [Other] GKH modulus Author: Chris Masterson Date: 2008-05-06 19:34:11The interesting thing is that for this material we have been buying what are supposedly Aircraft Quality certified mill runs directly from the mill to try and eliminate material defect problems and we are still stuck with about 25% rejection due to defects. The mill has worked up a new process that they claim will eliminate the problem, but the turn around time is so long for a new run that I have been forced to consider alternate materials with compromised specific stiffnesses. Apparently even aerospace certification isn't always good enough.
We do actually coupon test each delivery lot of certain stress critical parts to ensure that the full heat treat cycle was correct...and it is abolutely necessary to prevent failures as we fairly regularly catch heat treat errors and inconsistencies that would cause catastophic failures.
On the density front, I do at times add drawing requirements to verify mass upon receipt and allow for stock removal in non-critical areas if possible to allow the vendor to correct for material and machining variations. The nominal density error was only important for my up front design study not for the final production solution.
Regards, Chris Masterson Toyota Racing Development
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Paris,
>>The ultimate is to test the material at hand, sampling many batches & suppliers BUT who has the time and $$$ for that.
That's the aerospace solution. Coupon test every lot and put specifications on prints requiring specific properties.
Chris,
It might be possible to find already certified materials when someone else only buys a partial mill run...it wouldn't hurt to ask your vendors. Also, density shouldn't be too hard to determine (weigh and then displace some volume of water).
Carlos PADT
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