[TheForge] kobe steel scandal

[J. Petrila]

If buying new materials you expect a certain level of quality but, from
what I have seen in the last 10 years does not bear tgat out..

On Oct 14, 2017 2:46 PM, "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com> wrote:

> hello
>
> Japan's Kobe Steel Scandal is affecting more firms.
> the data fabrication scandal concerning falsifying the data on products.
>
> Last week, Kobe admitted falsifying quality data on some of its
> products for up to a decade.
>
> there are two questions being asked.
>
> who checks the checkers?
>
> how do you check that what was delivered was what you paid for?
>
> sure there are some basic and simple tests blacksmiths can perform.
>
> a subjective one would be the spark test. what type of sparks are
> produced by a sample.
>
> magnetic test is the sample magnetic
>
> the density test.
> place the sample in a container with water and measure its volumn
> next weigh it then calculate the density. is it within the range
> expected?
>
>
> with additional equipment a hardness test could be performed.
>
>
> not many companies have mass spectrographs.
>
> just how detailed and in depth does testing have to be?
>
>
> for blacksmiths and metalworkers it is a question of how do we know that
> we received what we paid for.
>
>
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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