PPAPElement 10
PPAP Element 10: What Actually Counts as a Material and Performance Test Result?
A mill cert PDF is not Element 10. Records of Material and Performance Test Results is its own PPAP element with its own heat lot traceability, DVP&R coverage, and lab accreditation requirements under AIAG PPAP 4th Edition and IATF 16949 Clause 8.6.2. Here is what has to be in the folder, why the cert alone gets kicked back, and how QualityEngineer.ai keeps the material record attached to the part instead of floating in an email thread.
August 9, 202610 min read