1、 ENGINEERING MATERIAL SPECIFICATION Date Action Revisions Rev. 01 2017 06 27 Editorial Corrected footer A. Collins, NA 2016 12 04 Released L. Rabideau, NA Controlled document at www.MATS Copyright 2017, Ford Global Technologies, LLC Page 1 of 3 FABRIC, SPACER KNITTED FABRIC, WIND DEFLECTOR WSS-M5H31
2、B1 100% VIRGIN 1. SCOPE The material defined by this specification is a spacer knitted polyester fabric, 4 bars, 32 gauges made from 100% virgin yarn. 2. APPLICATION This specification was released originally as a wind deflector material. 3. REQUIREMENTS 3.1 APPROVED SOURCES This specification requ
3、ires the use of approved sources. Only the sources identified on the Ford Approved Source List (ASL) can be used when this specification is listed on the drawing, CAD file, or other documents. The list of approved sources is located within Ford at or available externally through a Ford Materials En
4、gineer. 3.2 In addition to the requirements listed herein, this material shall meet the SDS requirements of panoramic moon roof as applicable (WSS-M8P23-A/latest). When used on the intended application, the material must be capable of performing adequately under all production and service conditions
5、 3.3 APPEARANCE The color, pattern, and finish shall match the approved Corporate Design master sample. 3.4 CONDITIONING AND TEST CONDITIONS All test values are based on material conditioned for not less than 24 h prior to testing in a controlled environment of 23 +/- 2 C and 50 +/- 5% relative hum
6、idity. Testing of the material should occur in the conditioning environment or soon after removal. 3.5 THICKNESS 1.5 mm +/- 10% (ASTM D1777) 3.6 FABRIC CONSTRUCTION 3.6.1 Fabric Stitch Count, +/- 10 % tolerance (ASTM D3887) Wales 125 / 10 cm Courses 210 / 10 cm 3.6.2 Fabric Weight (FLTM BN 106-01) F
7、abric 160 g/m +/-10 % ENGINEERING MATERIAL SPECIFICATION WSS-M5H31-B1 Copyright 2017, Ford Global Technologies, LLC Page 2 of 3 3.7 COMPOSITION (ASTM D629) Fabric 100% Polyester 3.8 YARN CONSTRUCTION (ASTM D1244) Face 5.0 texf24 Middle 3.3 texf1 Monofilament Back 0.56 texf24 3.9 METHOD OF DYEING Sol
8、ution Dyed 3.10 FINISHED OPERATIONS Flame Retardant 3.11 RESISTANCE TO MILDEW (7 days at 98 +/- 2% relative humidity and 38 +/- 2 C, specimen size 100 mm x 100 mm) Remove the part from the cabinet and evaluate (smell the sample) immediately. The part shall exhibit no visible evidence of mildew growt
9、h and / or objectionable odor after the 7 day exposure. In addition, part must not separate layers or show any other visual deterioration. 3.12 FOGGING (SAE J1756, 3 h at 100 C heating, 21 C Cooling plate, post testing conditioning 16 h) Fog Number 70 min Formation of clear film, droplets or crystal
10、s is cause for rejection All materials, parts and components should be stored in an open environment for 14-28 days after manufacture, and then must be bagged in sealed polyethylene (PE) or PE coated aluminum bags for shipping. Parts for testing must be labelled with supplier and date of manufacture
11、 3.13 FLAMMABILITY (ISO 3795) Burn Rate 100 mm/minute max 3.14 TENSILE STRENGTH (ASTM D5034, grab method, 300 mm/min) Warp 350 N min Weft 350 N min 3.15 RESISTANCE TO INTERIOR WEATHERING (FLTM BO 116-01, sample size 60 x 150 mm minimum, AATCC Evaluation Procedure 1) 225.6 kJ/m2 Exposure Rating 4 mi
12、n The material must not exhibit staining, color tone change, change in hue, or other deteriation after exposure. ENGINEERING MATERIAL SPECIFICATION WSS-M5H31-B1 Copyright 2017, Ford Global Technologies, LLC Page 3 of 3 4. GENERAL INFORMATION The information given below is provided for clarification
13、and assistance in meeting the requirements of this specification. Contact for questions concerning Engineering Material Specifications. 4.1 Purchase departments will ensure that the material defined in this specification and shipped to any one assembly plant will be produced by one supplier only. I
14、n the event of a Global Program or Regional duplication, each regional location of the supplier for this specification must provide a Construction package and be approved to meet this specification. Double check textile template 4.2 APPROVAL OF MATERIALS Suppliers desiring approval of their material
15、s shall first obtain an expression of interest from Purchasing, Design or Product Development, and Materials Engineering. The supplier shall submit a completed copy of their laboratory test reports, signed by a qualified and authorized representative of the test facility, demonstrating full complian
16、ce with all the requirements of the Material Specification. Tested material samples must be available for review upon request and kept for a minimum of one year. Upon request, the supplier will review the associated quality control documents (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, Control Plans,
17、 Certification testing) with Ford. 4.3 SUPPLIERS ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY All materials must be equivalent in all characteristics to the material upon which approval was originally granted. Prior to making any changes to the material originally approved, whether or not such changes affect the material
18、s ability to meet the specification requirements, the supplier shall notify the affected Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Purchasing, and Materials Engineering activities of the proposed changes (with reasons) by submission of a completed Suppliers Request for Engineering Approval, SREA. For par
19、ts and components using Ford Engineering Material Specifications, all samples tested to the specifications for Design Verification (DV), Production Verification (PV) and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) sign off must be kept until Job 1. 4.4 RESTRICTED SUBSTANCE MANAGEMENT STANDARD Substance
20、restrictions imposed by regulations or Company direction applies to the materials addressed by this document. The restrictions are identified in the Restricted Substance Management Standard WSS-M99P9999-A/latest which is updated yearly. It is the suppliers responsibility to comply with this standard on a continuing basis. 5. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS
