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2.2 Certification. The contractor shall certify, and maintain substantiating evidence, that the product offered meets the salient characteristics and requirements of this Commercial Item Description, and that the product conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
2.3 Metric products. Products manufactured to metric dimensions will be considered on an equal basis with those manufactured using inch-pound units, providing they fall within the tolerance specified using conversion tables contained in the latest revision of Federal Standard 376, and all other requirements of this document are met.
2.4 Defects. The mattax with carrier shall be examined for characteristics conforming to 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, and the following defects:
Head: Finish not smooth or not adherent; not clean; not free of burrs; any rough surfaces, slivers, cracks; not cleaned as specified; not color specified; dimensions not as specified; blade not evenly sharpened.
Handle: Not clean; not free from chips, scrapes, paint streaks or drips, paint not adherent; not color specified; dimensions not as specified.
Carrier: Any component part missing, distorted, or not as specified; any hole, cut, tear, mend or burn; any open seam; any bartack missing or misplaced; any thread not as specified; dimensions not as specified; not as specified in 1.1.3.
2.5 Hardness test. The hardness test shall be IAW ASTM E 18 or IAW ASTM E 10 using a 10mm Tungsten carbide ball. Two readings shall be made on the head. One reading, 1.5 inch in from the mattock blade edge, the other 1.5 inch in from the ax blade edge. Any reading not within specified hardness tolerances shall constitute a failure.
2.6 Coating adhesion test. The adhesion of lacquer, varnish or enamel paint shall be tested by applying and removing pressure sensitive tape over cuts made in the coating. The cuts shall be located on a flat area of the tool of sufficient size for the test. When multiple areas adequate for the test are available on the tool, the testing location shall be varied from one test sample to the next. The test procedure shall be as follows:
a. Three lines shall be cut completely through the coating. The three lines shall be 1/2 inch plus or minus 1/16 inch long and 1/16 to 3/32 inches apart.
b. Another four lines shall be cut completely through the coating overlapping and at 90 degrees plus or minus 10 degrees to the first set of lines. These four lines shall be 1/4 inch plus or minus 1/16 inch long and 1/16 to 3/32 inches apart.
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