Bend Radius Sheet Metal Thickness

If you are working with a material thickness of 0 100 in multiply that by 0 63 to get a minimum inside bend radius of 0 063 in.

Bend radius sheet metal thickness.

The thickness of the metal. The material thickness will be measured in decimal form not by the gauge number. Use this document to choose values that are both manufacturable and meet your needs. Let s say you have a similar part to the one on the image above it has a straight leg of 20 mm and another of 70 mm.

Similarly the harder a piece of metal is the more room you ll have to allocate for the bend as well or risk fracturing the sheet metal. First we must start with the k factor. The bending angle is 90 sheet thickness 5 mm and the inside radius is 6 mm. The tables below show bend radii and minimum bend sizes for materials and tooling combinations stocked by protocase.

Crca inside bend radius equal to 0 65 times of sheet thickness is also enough. The minimum bend radius data shown in these charts is measured to the inside of the bend. But for harder materials e g. Generally speaking the thicker a piece of sheet metal is the wider the internal bend radius will have to be.

It is possible to choose other bends if you require but additional lead time and tooling charges may apply. The formed bend radius is dependent upon the dies used the material properties and the material thickness. It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii. You will need to know your material thickness mt the bend angle b the inside radius ir and the k factor k.

We go beyond the general rules of sheet metal bending as our customers want tight bend radii for sheet metal parts. We want to know the final length of the detail. The bend radii listed are standard minimum if manufacturing for aircraft and aerospace applications. For this material this is the minimum producible inside radius with air forming.

The bend deduction is the amount the sheet metal will stretch when bent as measured from the outside edges of the bend. The hardness of the metal. Since commercial sheet metal bending can be done with less concern for stresses caused during forming operation the radius can be near zero for thin sheet metal. When sheet metal is bent it stretches in length.

The bend radius refers to the inside radius.