First, forming the contact to the correct geometry to meet the part drawing that achieves the mechanical requirements. Second, manufacturing the contact to the specification in a cost effective manner. Formability Deciding the formability of the contact addresses a number of questions. This data is available for most connector alloy materials in both the longitudinal and transverse directions. Checking the part dimensions verifies the critical bend radii of the part and their compliance with the material property.
Several components comprise the connector cost.
Included are the base materials, the stamping or machining costs, the plating costs, the thermoplastic housing costs and lastly the assembly costs. In addition, secondary operations, such as heat treating, inherent in the use of an age hardenable alloy, can greatly affect processing costs. On the other hand, mill hardened tempers may provide sufficient strength and formability with no subsequent heat treatment and cleaning costs. This design point achieves a reliable connection for this fictitious application. The next parameter to determine is the design stress.