The Inter-Relation Between Development, Mass Production and Quality Described on a Practical Example Such as Cast Disc Wheels for Commercial Vehicles

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Krause, Krause, author.

Conference Name:

20th FISITA Congress (1984), Vienna, Austria (1984-01-01 : Vienna, Austria)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1984

Summary:

With the product liability for automotive safety parts in mind,the inter-relation between development, manufacture and quality ofa cast ductile iron wheel for commercial vehicles is beingdescribed. The product quality requirements are derived from theservice application condition of the wheel. By definition, theproduct quality is composed of the design quality and themanufacturing quality.During the development period of the wheel, a very closecooperation between design and manufacturing engineers isimperative. As the physical properties of the nodular iron vary indifferent parts of the wheel, the wheel-specific materialproperties are investigated on prototype wheels and serve as basefigures for the dimensioning of the product. Investigations priorto mass production are also made regarding dimensional castingtolerances and internal defects. These investigations are carriedout by design and foundry engineers as a team and then lead to thequality specifications to be applied in mass production.In a final discussion it is shown how the testing methods areapplied in order to calculate and define the service life of theproduct in terms of probability

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Publisher Number:

845089

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Restricted for use by site license