
374 Engineering Materials Technology
2 Are there any material treatment
requirements?
For example, does the
material have to be annealed or perhaps solution hardened? Are any surface
treatments required?
3 Are
there
any
special tooling requirements?
Does, for instance,the hardness of
the material mean that special cutting tools are required?
Cost
1 What is the
cost
of the raw
material?
Could a cheaper material be specified?
2 What quantity is
required?
What quantity of product is to be produced per
week, per month, per year? What stocking policy should be adopted for the
material?
3 What are the cost implications of
the process requirements? ...