Application first. Then the material.

The application defines the requirements.

We start with specific questions. Where is the component installed? What forces act on it? What temperatures and substances will it encounter? Is it loaded continuously or only during assembly? What requirements result from UV exposure, vibration and mounting?

These answers provide a basis for comparing materials and processes. A general material designation alone does not contain the complete answer for a specific component.

Consider material and process together.

Material selection includes data for the specific material and the intended manufacturing process. Geometry, orientation and connections must be considered when planning validation. A sample and a later version can only be compared meaningfully if their differences are known.

Composites are likewise understood here as more than a visual surface. The intended layup, its connections and the relevant load case belong in the same decision. The aim is a design whose reasoning can be traced, rather than a material name used as a promise.

The open questions.

SEKTOR16 is in development. These questions describe the development approach, not a certified material selection or approval for an existing product. Specific claims should eventually accompany a specific, tested component.

• Which requirements are known, and which are still assumptions?
• What data is available for the specific material?
• How will the part be manufactured, installed and used?
• What testing could confirm or challenge the critical assumptions?