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The document provides guidelines for calculating the tonnage required for a stamping project. It gives a general formula that calculates tonnage as the material thickness multiplied by the inches of cut multiplied by a factor of 25 for steel. An example calculation is shown for a 2" square washer made of 0.088" thick steel that requires 24.5 tons. It also lists shear strengths in psi for various metals that can be converted to tons per square inch by dividing by 2000.

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Press Tool Calculation

The document provides guidelines for calculating the tonnage required for a stamping project. It gives a general formula that calculates tonnage as the material thickness multiplied by the inches of cut multiplied by a factor of 25 for steel. An example calculation is shown for a 2" square washer made of 0.088" thick steel that requires 24.5 tons. It also lists shear strengths in psi for various metals that can be converted to tons per square inch by dividing by 2000.

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onnage Calculation:

Use the guidlines below to calculate the needed tonnage for your stamping
project.

General Formula for Press Tonnage Required:

Determine the approximate press tonnage needed to stamp a part based on linear
inches of cut.

For Steel: Material Thickness X Inches of Cut X 25 = Press Tonnage

Example:

Need: 2" Square washer from .088 thick steel


Base Material: 2 ½" coil X 2 ½" progression

Calculation:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2  =   8
1" circle perimeter (P D) 3.14 X 1 " = 3.14
Total Inhes of Cut = 8 + 3.14 = 11.14

Tonnage Required:
.088 Thick X 11.14 X 25 (factor) = 24.5 tons

Blanking or Perforating Pressures:

Blanking or Perforating pressure (in tons) equals the total length of cut or cuts be it
portions or the entire circumference of a circle, the sum of a square, rectangle or
triangle or the entire total circumference of a number of holes multiplied by the
material thickness, multiplied by the shearing strength of material. For answer in
tons, the shearing strength must be converted from pounds/square inch (PSI) into
tons/square inch by dividing by 2000.

Example:Mild steel (shearing strength) = 50,000 PSI/2000 = 25 tons/square inch

For drawing, use same method except use tensile strength of material.

SHEAR STRENGTHS OF VARIOUS METALS


MATERIAL SHEAR MATERIAL SHEAR(PSI)
(PSI)

Aluminum - Steel  
Sheet

Soft 15,000 .10 Carbon (Soft) 45,000

½ Hard 19,000 .25 Carbon (Mild) 50,000

Full Hard 25,000 .50 Carbon 70,000

Brass Sheet - .75 Carbon 80,000

Soft 30,000 1.00 Carbon 85,000

½ Hard 35,000 1.2 Carbon 94,000

Full Hard 40,000 1.20 Carbon 190,000


(Tempered)
Copper - Silicon 65,000

Rolled 28,000 Stainless (18-8) 70,000

Monel Metal - Nickel (3 ¼%) 82,000

Rolled 65,000 Nickel (5%) 85,000

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