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Daniel J. Schaeffler
Engineering Quality Solutions Inc.
P.O. Box 187
Southfield, Michigan 48037
248-539-0162
- From The Fabricator
The importance of local formability when working with AHSS
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Oct 11, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
The number of available advanced high-strength steel grades continue to increase, which coincides with new recommendations on how stampers should look at these materials when designing new parts.
- From The Fabricator
Hardness tests measure indentation resistance, not sheet steel formability
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Sep 11, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Hardness testing is appropriate for use with tool and die components, where resistance to indentation can help judge one of the potential component failure modes. In sheet metals, the failure condition is usually the beginning of a neck (also called a smile) generated in tensile conditions. When stamped sheet metal fails, it is usually unrelated to the degree to which it can handle a hard ball pressing into it.
- From The Fabricator
An overview of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Jul 24, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Ferritic and austenitic stainless steel can be challenging materials for metal fabricators to work with. Learn about austenitic and ferritic stainless steels here.
- From The Fabricator
Troubleshooting stamping performance
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- May 5, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Even the slightest change in creation of the metal can lead to changes in how that material performs when compared to previous deliveries from the same source.
- From The Fabricator
A short study on sheet steel specification syntax, Part I
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Mar 7, 2017
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Do you know how to order sheet steel? A good rule of thumb is to order as restrictive as you need for manufacturing success, but as general as you can to lower your purchasing costs. Knowing the proper terminology is key.
- From The Fabricator
Achieving successful stamping of AHSS
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Jan 16, 2017
- Bending and Forming
- Article
Forming products from advanced high-strength steels is a challenge. Understanding how these materials react during press feeding, straightening, blanking, and forming is necessary in designing production processes that run as efficiently as possible.
- From The Fabricator
Stretch flanging and hole expansion with AHSS
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Oct 25, 2016
- Bending and Forming
- Article
New, stronger steels have forced metal formers to rethink what they have always done in the pressroom. Traditional rules are no longer applicable across the board. The case of punching holes in these new steel alloys is a good example.
- From The Fabricator
Metal Grades: Designations for grading sheet metals
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Sep 12, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
If you're in metal fabricating, you need to know metal grades. Our guide helps fabricators to understand sheet metal standards and what they are working with.
- From The Fabricator
A review of steel microstructures
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Aug 1, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
This primer provides metal fabricators and formers with a quick lesson on how one type of steel differs from another. As “impurities” are added to the element in its natural state, the atomic structure grows more complicated and gains more strength.
- From The Fabricator
Getting to know more about the metal you are forming
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- May 25, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
An estimated 3,500 different grades of steel currently exist, with about 75 percent of them developed in the past 20 years. And more than 500 sheet aluminum alloys are registered with the Aluminum Association. Each of these materials grades has a different chemistry and different tensile properties...
- From The Fabricator
Troubleshooting sheet metal defects: Part II
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Mar 8, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Part II of this series about sheet metal defects focuses on the common problems that can be caused during various stages of the material's production.
- From The Fabricator
Troubleshooting sheet metal defects: Part I
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Jan 20, 2016
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Before a manufacturer can figure out what’s wrong with metal that keeps splitting during a forming process, it needs to understand just why one batch of sheet metal differs from another. The first step is learning the lingo associated with metal creation.
- From The Fabricator
The differences between stiffness and strength in metal
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Dec 1, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Many in the metals industry think that stiffness and strength are the same thing. That's not the case, especially when you are talking about metals used in automotive designs.
- From The Fabricator
Sheet aluminum alloys for cans and cars
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Sep 14, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Not all aluminum sheet is created equal. It pays to know your grades before selecting the type for your job.
- From The Fabricator
A closer look at low-carbon sheet steels
- By Daniel J. Schaeffler
- Jul 20, 2015
- Metals/Materials
- Article
Ever wonder what makes up low-carbon steel? Material expert Daniel Schaeffler provides a quick overview.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 03/05/2024
- Running Time:
- 65:35
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