We were just wondering if there was a cost minimum for titanium ($/lb)? We have a few parts that we may decide to use on the car but we were not sure what to use for the costing table.
We were just wondering if there was a cost minimum for titanium ($/lb)? We have a few parts that we may decide to use on the car but we were not sure what to use for the costing table.
We were just wondering if there was a cost minimum for titanium ($/lb)? We have a few parts that we may decide to use on the car but we were not sure what to use for the costing table.
As I understand it, cost minimums that are given are given, everything else has to be costed at retail. So, our Ti fuel tank for last year had a bunch of receipts for Ti plate. Mighty expensive fuel tank.
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Michael Jones
Coordinator, Student Project Teams, College of Engineering
Cornell Racing
http://fsae.mae.cornell.edu
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Michael Jones
Cornell Racing 2001-2005
PhD Candidate, University of Toronto, Faculty of Information
http://www.yafle.ca/fsae
I have a question regarding the Materials Costing.
The rules say Mild Steel (like 1010) is $0.30/lb and Alloy Steel (like 4130) is $0.60/lb. Does this mean that all 1xxx Steels must be cost at $0.30 and all others at $0.60? I take it 4340 must be cost at $0.60, right?
In the rules, Aluminium is $0.75/lb. Does this mean that all alloys of Aluminium can be accounted at this price?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Jimnik:
Does this mean that all 1xxx Steels must be cost at $0.30 and all others at $0.60?
I take it 4340 must be cost at $0.60, right?
Does this mean that all alloys of Aluminium can be accounted at this price? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Yes
Yes
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Why on earth would you use a Ti fuel tank? Aluminum is lighter.. of course theres the whole E85 thing but I'm sure theres a easy fix for that.
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