Sheet Metal Materials Terms

When a sheet metal order arrives with material test reports, procurement teams often see a field labeled "heat number" and [...]

Specifying "traceable material" on a drawing sounds straightforward — until the part arrives with a certificate of conformance that lists [...]

A missing mill certificate can hold up a shipment of sheet metal parts for days. In some cases, it can [...]

When a shipment of sheet metal parts arrives at your receiving dock, someone has to confirm that the documentation is [...]

Every sheet of metal you order has a nominal thickness — 1.0 mm, 2.0 mm, 3.0 mm, and so on. [...]