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AGCO Beauvais Engineering

Component Functional Specification
Technical Requirements for Parts subject CFSEN04018
to Cab Environmental Conditions

AIM

The aim of this document is to define the mechanical and environmental

requirements for the above-mentioned part(s)/assemblies installed or designed by AGCO
Corporation.

In the event that a conflict exists between this document and a legal or regulatory
requirement, that requirement shall take precedence and the test results shall accordingly
note that the requirement was used. The supplier is also required to inform AGCO
Corporation about this conflict.

Scope & Reference document (section 1), Color &

Appearance (Section 2), Thermal & humidity resistance
02 26 AUG 2011
(Section 3) & Corrosion resistance (section 4) modified;
Friction resistance (section 7) added
01 11 DEC 2006 Creation of template
Release Date History

Author Function
Name E. LAJOYE Material Engineer
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CONTENTS

1  Introduction ________________________________________________________________ 3 
1.1  Objective________________________________________________________________ 3 
1.2  Scope ___________________________________________________________________ 3 
1.3  Reference documents _____________________________________________________ 3 
2  Colour & Appearance _________________________________________________________ 3 
2.1  Color ___________________________________________________________________ 3 
2.2  Surface appearance _______________________________________________________ 4 
3  Thermal & Humidity resistance _________________________________________________ 4 
4  Corrosion resistance __________________________________________________________ 5 
5  Chemical resistance __________________________________________________________ 5 
6  Light Resistance _____________________________________________________________ 5 
7  Friction Resistance ___________________________________________________________ 5 
8  Flammability ________________________________________________________________ 6 
9  Mechanical Vibrations ________________________________________________________ 6 
9.1  Embossment Ring Test ____________________________________________________ 6 
9.2  Vibration Test Bench _____________________________________________________ 6 
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1 Introduction

1.1 Objective
The objective of this document is to define general technical requirements for the
components subject to cab environment.

1.2 Scope
This specification covers the family of components that have the same environmental
conditions due to their position in the tractor assembly, i.e. cab interior.

Each component fitted in this area has to conform to this document and its drawing or
relevant specification should mention it.

Some components, due to their specific function, have to comply with complementary
requirements indicated on part drawing or part specification. In this case, these requirements
supplant the requirements defined in this document.

1.3 Reference documents

AGCO documents
ƒ CMS M1001: Plastic Parts Delivery Performance Specification
ƒ FTS 915573: Light Weathering Test Procedure
ƒ GD10000101: Global Paint

ISO standards
ƒ ISO 3795 – 1999: Road Vehicles, and Tractors and Machinery for Agriculture and
Forestry – Determination of Burning Behaviour of Interior Materials
ƒ ISO 10289 – 1999: Methods for corrosion testing of metallic and other inorganic
coatings on metallic substrates - Rating of test specimens and manufactured articles
subjected to corrosion tests
ƒ ISO 15003 – 2006: Agricultural Engineering – Electrical and Electronic Equipment –
Testing Resistance to Environmental Conditions

2 Colour & Appearance

2.1 Color
ƒ Painted parts

Paint of the painted parts shall conform to AGCO paint specification asked for part
considered (i.e. color, reference class and technical requirements). Information is to be found
on part drawing and/or on part order.

Note: all AGCO paint specifications are linked to the general paint specification GD10000101
– Global paint.
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Delivered painted parts made with non-metallic materials shall conform to the requirements
described in AGCO document CMS M1001 – Plastic Parts Delivery Performance
Specification.

ƒ Non painted parts

Definition of the color is to be written on the drawing of the part considered. Color
requirement is defined preferably with a matching system (i.e. Pantone, RAL).

In case color is not defined with a matching system, L*a*b* scale has to be used for the
determination of the colour.

2.2 Surface appearance

Visual appearance shall be as following: part surfaces have to be regular, without
abnormal distortions of the shape or lack of material. Significant internal defects of material
(i.e. cracks, porosities, inclusions, sand holes…) affecting in any cases the mechanical
function of the part and when suitable its machinability or its paintability are not allowed.

3 Thermal & Humidity resistance

Part shall be resistant to an ambient air temperature range comprised between -30°C and
+80°C without degradation of any functions of the part (i.e. mechanical, electrical…).

ƒ Test procedure
Cycle test:
• (+40 ± 1)°C, (95 ± 5)% relative humidity, 16h
• (-20 ± 1)°C, humidity not controlled, 3h
• (+80 ± 1)°C, dry heat, 6h
Between each phase of the cycle: temperature variation of 2°C per minute (no thermal
shock).

Run cycle 4 times.

At the end of the test leave parts 24 hours at (+23 ± 1)°C, (50 ± 5)% relative humidity before
taking any measurement.

ƒ Requirement
After test part should operate properly. There also shall be no significant physical
changes, i.e.:
- material properties: maximal tensile strength variation: ± 30%
- maximal dimensional variations: ± 2.5%
- no distortion of the shape
- no change of the visual appearance of the part (cracks for example)

Depending on the position of the component in the cab, other maximal and minimal
temperatures of test can be defined. In this case the part drawing or relevant technical
specification would precise it.
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4 Corrosion resistance
Corrosion resistance is defined as following: part shall be resistant to corrosion in order to
remain fully operational during its useful life.

Parts with a specified finish (painting, surface finish as zinc plating for example) mentioned
on the drawing part shall comply with specification of that finish.

Note: ISO 10289 standard is to be used as a preferred way for the evaluation of part
deterioration due to corrosion.

5 Chemical resistance
Chemical brush test shall be conducted in accordance with ISO 15003 Section 5.10, using
chemicals indicated below:

- Windscreen washer fluid

- Alcohol
- Soapy solution (5% household soap in water)

There shall be no alteration of any functions of the component (i.e. electrical, mechanical).
There must be no material damage (i.e. holes, corrosion…), discolouration (colour change or
loss of transparency), blistering, swelling or surface change (sticky surface for example).

Depending on the position of the components in the cab, some chemical products could be
added or removed from this list. In this case part drawing or relevant technical specification
would precise it.

6 Light Resistance
Light resistance shall conform to the requirements of AGCO document FTS 915573 part 3.

7 Friction Resistance
Hue must be resistant to handling:
- No marks on fingers due to the handling of the part are accepted.
- When a white paper sheet is rubbed on the part, marks on this paper sheet are not
accepted.
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8 Flammability
Components assembled in the cab have to be tested according to ISO 3795 standard.
Because of the influence of sample thickness on the results, it is important to test whole
component to the greatest degree possible.

If serial part is not available for the test or is too large to be compatible with test chamber, a
sample shall be made of component’s production material or a smaller section may be
removed for evaluation. In both cases minimal thickness of sample tested must be the same
as minimal part’s thickness.

Burning rate has to be inferior to 100 mm/min. Test report shall mention minimal and
maximal thicknesses of the sample used for the test.

9 Mechanical Vibrations
Each component of the installation is in a vibratory environment and consequently has to
pass to a vibration test without degradation of any function.

9.1 Embossment Ring Test

Test procedure: Test is defined as following:
- part is positioned in the tractor (using its bindings)
- tractor is weighted with 95kg per kW (70kg per horsepower) if there is a front linkage
– 81.5kg per kW (60kg per horsepower) if there is no front linkage ; with the following
weight sharing out: 40% at the front / 60% at the back
- entire tractor drives on an embossment ring at 8 km/h
- height of embossments: 125 mm
- number of embossments get over: 100 000

Requirement: no alteration of any functions of the component is admitted.

9.2 Vibration Test Bench

In case that it is not possible to validate the component using the above test, a vibration
test bench can be defined. Please refer to part drawing or its relevant specification for the
description of test procedure.