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  1. Tarfu43

    Material-Type Tester?

    Everyone, Thanks for the excellent replies. I figured I was probably shooting for a pie-in-the-sky scenario, hoping for a low-cost, accurate way of determining material type. Though I might be successful in getting my company to acquire a hardness tester, there's no way they would open the...
  2. Tarfu43

    Material-Type Tester?

    Hi, Everyone, I work in the aviation repair business, and on numerous occasions, I run into situations where I have materials (usually aluminum or steel) that I need to determine what type they are (7075-T6, 2024-T3, etc.). Does anyone have any recommendations as to what type of material...
  3. Tarfu43

    Fastener Spec Source?

    Does anyone know of a "FREE" online source for fastener specs (MS,NAS, etc.)? My company doesn't have a subscription to IHS, and I'm frequently scrambling to find specs for fasteners. I don't expect any "FREE" site to have the capability of IHS, but even a site with the "common" fasteners...

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