Influences of storage conditions on component cracking

At the Institute for Manufacturing Automation and Production Systems (FAPS), in Erlangen, Germany, the influence of different storage conditions on cracking behaviour of high‐pin‐count components is examined. The aim is to register all relevant influence parameters in an expanded‐damage model and to quantify its effects on the later processing of the components. Effective strategies can be developed, based on this new model of damage, for storage and transportation of components.