If you want more of a radius put two cuts about 1 4 apart then bend and weld.
Bending 1 4 inch aluminum sheet.
The tables below show bend radii and minimum bend sizes for materials and tooling combinations stocked by protocase.
K bf 0 33 for edge bending.
And go all the way up to 13 in.
One of my readers suggested an interesting way of solving the problem of needing to bend 1 4 aluminum into a hexagon.
Likewise plate steel varies in strengths from mild varieties to some very high strength materials such as hardox.
W part width in direction of bend axis.
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.
Understanding the bend allowance and consequently the bend deduction of a part is a crucial first step to understanding how sheet metal parts are fabricated.
99 1 15 oz 49 90 49 90.
Notch the aluminum where you need to bend it.
Ts tensile strength of sheet metal.
Union jack aluminum sheet in graphite model 57571 19 98 19 98.
Material bend radii and minimum bend size charts please note.
As this happens you gain a small amount of total length in your part.
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When the sheet metal is put through the process of bending the metal around the bend is deformed and stretched.
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Then on the back side cut about half way through with a cut off wheel.
Use the minimum bend dimension values in the charts below for your minimum closeness of cutout to a bend.
T stock thickness.
K bf 1 33 for v bending.
Alternatively you can design with any value and we can adjust it for you later in the process.
Diamond tred aluminum sheet heavy weight model 57575 13 49 13 49.
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Lay out the sheet you want to bend and mark it with a sharpie.
I could use my vertical mill and an 1 8 diameter end mill to put a 1 16 deep 1 8 wide notch in 1 4 aluminum plate then bend the aluminum on the metal brake.
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While sheet metal gauges run from 0 005 to 0 249 inch thick aluminum and steel plate thicknesses start at 0 250 in.
