>>567491

>I don't think you understand the point I'm making.

>If you are creating military hardware whilst being reliant on a (possibly) made up number on a piece of paper - and not VERIFYING the steel you have been given is what it should be then this is any of

>1. dumb.

>2. negligent.

>3. possibly fraudulent.

I do understand. It's just that it's very rare for the end user to double check the "mill test" Even if the supplier is ISO 9000 he can still cheat the mill test.

example: You are building a battle ship. You buy the raw material from "approve" supplier, you get all the mill test. You build the ship.

How will the end user know if some of the part are not made from contaminated steel?

Do you think that the Military will do an independent material audit of some of the part of the ship?

It would be nice if they do but... do they?

I don't know about you but If I was an admiral I would get 100 portable spectrometer and do some random check right away!