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SAE material or metric material
I want to thank everyone for their input on this issue (inch material vs metric material). All the Japanese drawings I have dealt with never had tolerances on material thickness unless it had to do with some machining for a fitting issue. There have been times where inch material could be used...- Jeff Trevathan
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
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SAE material or metric material
We work for a Japanese company and deal a lot with Japanese drawings that, of course, use metric material (plate thickness, round and rectangular tubing, structural steel, etc.)Is metric material readily available in the USA or should it be converted to SAE (inch) material? I have had occasions...- Jeff Trevathan
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- Forum: Mechanical engineering general discussion
