Bending 1 4 Aluminum Sheet

From a bending perspective it s always best to bend these parts in an annealed state and then temper them to the correct condition.

Bending 1 4 aluminum sheet.

K bf 1 33 for v bending. With the aid of a straight edge and a sharp knife score both sides of the aluminium sheet. The bend radius you select may not be available if the geometry of the part will not allow us to bend with the specific tooling required to achieve that radius. We re having trouble bending 6061 t6 aluminum without cracking and i was wondering if you could give us a few pointers.

6061 t6 aluminum is tempered and notorious for not bending easily. Aluminum melts between 865 and 1 240 degrees f so you obviously can t heat it as much as steel. W part width in direction of bend axis. Most frequently expensive sheet metal bending tools called brakes are used to bend sheet metal but you can also complete this task without one.

If you d like to know more about bending specific alloys or which alloy is best for your application please contact our sales department by. If you don t such hard aluminum will crack and break during forming. If you bend anything harder than 5054 aluminum you will need to anneal it by heating along the bend line. Place the fracture line over the edge of a table and bend the overhang slightly downwards.

0 060 crs 2 000 2 000 r0 031 aluminum 90 deg. K bf 0 33 for edge bending. Use the minimum bend dimension values in the charts below for your minimum closeness of cutout to a bend. T stock thickness.

Bending sheet metal by hand is a manageable task if the piece of sheet metal is small and thin enough to handle. Bend allowance mild sheet steel 90 degree bend allowance bend allowance chart example flat size 2 2 095 3 905. This weakens the aluminium and creates a fracture line. Material bend radii and minimum bend size charts please note.

Ts tensile strength of sheet metal.