My team was handed a piece of steel and was told, "This is 1018 cold rolled steel, now prove it." With our first test (a tensile test), we were getting values that were probably 67% higher than the suggested value. From this stemmed the beginning of us determining what aspect of the process along the way caused the steel to test high. Sounds easy, but we had to prove every step along the way, why we were doing certain tests. In the end we achieved the same results as everyone else in our class. Only due to my strategic planning, we ended up proving what our hypothesis was for about $10,000 dollars less than the other groups. :) That savings spells Pride.
For a look at the full report, contact me. :) (It's got more awesome pictures of metal grain structures)
