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Metrology and Quality Assurance Lab: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Slip gauges are precision measurement tools used to attain accurate lengths. They are flat blocks made of materials like steel, carbides, or ceramics that can be stacked together through a wringing process to create specific dimensions. Slip gauges find applications in industries like automotive and manufacturing where they are used to calibrate instruments and measure parts. Proper cleaning and handling of slip gauges is important to avoid measurement errors from gaps or wear over time.

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Metrology and Quality Assurance Lab: Department of Mechanical Engineering

Slip gauges are precision measurement tools used to attain accurate lengths. They are flat blocks made of materials like steel, carbides, or ceramics that can be stacked together through a wringing process to create specific dimensions. Slip gauges find applications in industries like automotive and manufacturing where they are used to calibrate instruments and measure parts. Proper cleaning and handling of slip gauges is important to avoid measurement errors from gaps or wear over time.

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Metrology and Quality Assurance Lab

Topic: Slip gauges, their working principles, use and


applications.

Student Name: Ali Raza

Roll no: 18-MCE-18

Semester: 6th

Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Arif

Department of Mechanical Engineering


NFC Institute of Engineering and Fertilizer
Research, Faisalabad
Slip Gauges
THEORY
Slip Gauges:
Slip gauges are also known as gage squares, Block Gauges, Johansson checks, slip checks
and Johansson squares, these are actually type of frameworks used for attaining length
accuracy. They are made up of metal as well as of ceramics having specific thickness. They
have two faces that are flat and parallel to each other at some distance. They come up with
the set that have standard lengths. They are joined together to get a specific dimension. They
are stacked by sliding process named wringing which let them to join together. A few gauges
can be used to create accurate length within a wide range.

Figure 1: Slip Gauges

Materials used in Block Gauge:


The Block Gauges are most commonly made up of steel alloys and the carbides however
ceramics and glass are also used depending upon the environmental conditions. Like steel is
recommended in circumstances when the initial costs are taken strictly under consideration
and also larger measurements are needed to made.
The material name usually recommended are as follows:
 Tungsten Carbide
 Aluminum Alloys
 Stainless Steel
 High Speed Steel
Wringing Process:
The phenomenon in which two flat surfaces are lapped together or placed in contact by
sliding one surface over the other is known as wringing. A little amount of grease or
moisture should be present between these surfaces in order to wring them satisfactorily.
Wringing process takes place due to the adhesion between the liquid film and the mating flat
surfaces and also moderately due to the influence atmospheric pressure. The gap between the
mating surfaces is just of about 6 nanometers, so therefore no effect will be on the total
length. The blocks are joined with each other after sliding due to the adhesive property of
block gauges. This adhesive property is due to high level of surface finish on the measuring
faces.

Figure 2: Wringing Process of Block Gauges

2.2 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS:


The following are some of the practical applications of the Block Gauges:
 Automotive Industry:
Block Gauges are used in Automotive Industry. Block Gauges are used for measuring
dimensions of engine blocks. Different gauges are joined together to get required dimensions.
 Instrumental Calibration Purposes in Industries:
They are used in industries and other Quality assurance labs for calibration of different
instruments such as Vernier calipers, Sine Bars and Dial Indicators, screw gauge etc.
 Casting Industry:
Block angle gauges are used in die casting industries to measure the inserts present in die
casting.
2.3 PROCEDURE:
The following are the steps taken during measurement taken from the block gauges:
 Firstly, make it sure that block gauges are properly cleaned otherwise clean them with
kerosene oil.
 The sides that should be cleaned are the sides that are to be joined.
 Start sliding block gauges for joining them according to the required dimensions by
applying pressure on the sides perpendicularly and then rotate them until they are
aligned known as wring process.
 This process will be continued until the required length is obtained.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
The following are some of the safety precautions that are to be considered during
measurement with Block Gauges:
 Block Gauges should be cleaned, for avoiding gaps between them.
 Avoid the moisture between contact surfaces.
 Volatile liquids are used to clean the gauges because it left the surfaces with no liquid.
.
ERRORS & RESULTS:
The following are the some of the errors:
 Wring process is difficult to perform because of wear and tear of gauges. It is difficult to
adhere for wore gauges.
 There were some gauges in laboratory whose surfaces wore out due to which they cannot be
joined and it was not possible to get all the dimensions.
 Surface smoothness decrease with time.
COMMENTS:
Gauges should have good adhere qualities so that they can be joined easily. Their material
should be hardened and good enough so that they can bear high pressure and temperature
because they start wearing out due to them and also because of moisture in environment
slippage may happen in gauge.

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