Material Property Range
Material Property Range defines acceptable intervals for material property rather than specific values. Each range is defined using a minimum value and a maximum value. These ranges are used to define the range of characteristics applicable to quality inspections, quality specifications, and tools. However, material property values are defined on material.
The application compares a material’s property value against defined ranges to determine applicability for specifications, tools, and inspections.
For example, material property Weight can include material property ranges, such as 98g-102g, 248g-252g, and 495g-505g.
Material property range example
In a ‘Beverage Can’ manufacturing scenario, a bright can includes these material properties:
- Size
- Gauge
- Neck
The following materials exist with material property values defined for Gauge:
| Material | Gauge |
|---|---|
| BC001 | 242 |
| BC002 | 250 |
| BC003 | 251 |
| BC004 | 255 |
| BC005 | 260 |
| BC006 | 265 |
| BC007 | 275 |
| BC008 | 285 |
| BC009 | 315 |
The Gauge material property can be defined using the following material property ranges:
| Range | Min Value | Max Value |
|---|---|---|
| Small Gauge | 200 | 249 |
| Medium Gauge | 250 | 264 |
| Large Gauge | 265 | 299 |
| Very Large Gauge | 300 | 400 |
Quality Specifications can be defined using the following material property ranges:
| Specification | Gauge |
|---|---|
| Thin Wall Spec | Small Gauge |
| Standard Wall Spec | Medium Gauge |
| Thick Wall Spec | Large Gauge |
| Heavy Wall Spec | Very Large Gauge |
The application associate’s materials with specifications by matching property values to the defined ranges:
- Material BC001 with gauge 242 is associated with specification Thin Wall Spec because the materials gauge falls within the specification’s range of 200 to 249.
- Materials BC002, BC003, BC004, and BC005 with gauges 250, 251, 255, and 260 respectively, are associated with specification Standard Wall Spec because the materials’ gauges fall within the specification’s range of 250 to 264.
- Materials BC006, BC007, and BC008 with gauges 265, 275, and 285 respectively, are associated with specification Thick Wall Spec because the materials’ gauges fall within the specification’s range of 265 to 299.
- Material BC009 with gauge 315 is associated with specification Heavy Wall Spec because the material’s gauge falls within the specification’s range of 300 to 400.