# Nonstandard Precision Machining # Turning Processing What factors does the company consider when developing hardware materials?

1. Performance requirements

• Strength: including tensile strength, yield strength, compressive strength, etc. to ensure that the hardware can withstand the corresponding load during use.

• Hardness: Affects the wear resistance and scratch resistance of hardware.

• Toughness: Prevents hardware from brittle fracture when stressed.

• Corrosion resistance: Maintain stable performance in different environments (such as moisture, chemical corrosion, etc.).

• Electrical and thermal conductivity: important performance indicators for certain applications such as electronic components.

2. Cost

• Raw material cost: The price of materials directly affects product cost and market competitiveness.

• Processing costs: including the costs of molding, cutting, heat treatment and other processes.

3. Processability

• Casting performance: For hardware that needs to be cast, the fluidity, shrinkage and other characteristics of the material are crucial.

• Cutting performance: affects processing efficiency and tool wear.

• Weldability: If hardware requires welding for assembly, the weldability of the material needs to be considered.

4. Weight

• For some applications, such as aerospace or portable equipment, lightweighting is an important requirement.

5. Environmental adaptability

• High temperature resistance: Hardware working in high temperature environments needs to have good high temperature resistance.

• Low temperature toughness: Hardware used in low temperature environments must be prevented from embrittlement.

6. Durability

• Fatigue life: Service life under cyclic loading.

7. Security

• Whether the material complies with relevant safety standards and regulations.

8. Sustainability

• Recyclability and environmental friendliness of materials.

9. Market demand

• Meet the current mainstream market demand for hardware material performance and characteristics.

10. Supply chain stability

• Whether the supply of raw materials is stable and reliable to ensure continuity of production.

11. Regulations and Standards

• Comply with relevant national and industry regulations, standards and certification requirements.