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Thanks for your help - you've given me a lot! I'll ask the lecturers about SAE Global tomorrow.

I am from Ireland so I take it I would be looking at british or european standards? What exactly am I looking for with "relevant standards"? Any online searches I try for "material standards" link me to private websites. I have been in contact with NPL.co.uk but am still awaiting a reply...

Hi all, I'm a first year mech eng student starting a mid-term assignment which is a report into the durability, machinability and cost of 3 different materials. First off, I'm looking for a durability index for different materials; brass, aluminium and plastic (ABS) What is the procedure...