Maximum Material Condition
Maximum Material Condition
Maximum Material Condition
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MAXIMUM MATERIAL CONDITION(MMC) Maximum material condition (MMC) is a condition wherein a geometrical tolerance applies when the feature is a everywhere at the maximum material size specified on the drawing, but greater geometrical variations are permitted as the feature size approaches the minimum material limit
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VIRTUAL SIZE
Virtual size refers to the overall envelop of perfect form, within which the feature would just fit. For an external feature, such as a shaft, it is the maximum measured size plus the effect of actual form variations, such as straightness, flatness, or roundness. For an internal feature, such as a hole, it is the minimum measured size minus the effect of such form variations. Therefore it always lies beyond the least material size in a direction, which would include more material. The extreme virtual size, referred to as the virtual condition, is based on the maximum material size and the maximum permissible form variations, which are specified on the drawing.
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This refers to that size of a feature which results in the part containing the minimum amount of material. Thus it is the minimum limit of size for an external feature and the maximum limit of size for an internal feature .
The phrase least material size is preferred than minimum material size to avoid confusion when maximum material is abbreviated to MM ,with the abbreviation of MMC
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FEATURES OF SIZE
Features of size are features, which do have diameter or thickness. These may be cylinders, such as shafts and holes. They may also be slots, tabs, or rectangular or flat parts, where two parallel flat surfaces are considered to form a single feature
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This permits the feature surface or surfaces to cross the maximum material boundary by the amount of the form tolerance. If it is required that the virtual size be kept within the maximum material boundary, the form tolerance must be specified as zero at MMC
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It is some times necessary to ensure that the geometrical tolerance does not vary over the full range permitted by the size variations. For such applications a maximum limit may be applied to the geometrical tolerance, in addition to the tolerance permitted at the maximum material limit.
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When MMC is not specified with a geometrical tolerance for a feature of size, no relationship is intended to exist between the feature size and the geometrical tolerance
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