Question: A purchasing agent wants to order high accuracy / precision micrometers for use in the metrology lab. He / she wants to buy lower cost

A purchasing agent wants to order high accuracy/precision micrometers for use in the
metrology lab. He/she wants to buy lower cost micrometers that do not have a ratchet
stop. Steel parts that are 0.01''0.01''1'' long are measured for length using
tolerances of +-110,000th of an inch. Assuming that users can vary by 5 lbs -force,
what deviation or error will result in the 1" dimension measurement for micrometer
not having a ratchet stop. Hint: assume that the micrometer jaws are rigid and the
workpiece has steel mechanical properties. Analyze the error using engineering
stress/strain calculations of +-110,000th(I.e.0.0001") of an inch. Assuming that users vary
by 5 lbs-force, what deviation or error will result compared to a more expensive micrometer
having a ratchet stop. Hint: analyze this using engineering stress/strain calculations. Show
your calculations.
A purchasing agent wants to order high accuracy /

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