Bending Sheet Steel With A Small Radius

24 gauge 0 025 0 635 mm 0 2 5 08mm.

Bending sheet steel with a small radius.

24 gauge 0 025 0 635 mm 0 5 12 7mm. The hardness of the metal. The thickness of the metal. The bend step is the number of bends which will be used to form the radius.

The more bends the smoother the roll. You can use this to put a perfectly clean 90 degree inside bend in steel bar or sheet of any width use a cutting disc to slot down through the plate at the. 24 gauge 0 025 0 635 mm 0 265 6 73mm. For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick.

In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. Choosing the right bend step is important because while more bends means a smoother radius it also means a more time consuming and technically difficult procedure. Minimum bend bend radius. 22 gauge 0 031 0 787mm 0 265 6 73mm.

Generally speaking the thicker a piece of sheet metal is the wider the internal bend radius will have to be. 0 017453 x 90 x 0 020 0 33 x 0 024 0 0438558984 inch bend allowance. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. It should be noted that the bend angle is also halved from 30 to 15.

To ascertain your k factor inside radius and material thickness expressed as a decimal you should use an bend allowance chart.