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Sheet Metal Forming Processes: Shearing, Bending, Stretching Are The Most Common

The document discusses common sheet metal forming processes. It describes that shearing involves cutting sheet metal using a punch and die, bending changes the shape of sheet metal by applying stresses, and deep drawing forms flat sheet metal into cylindrical or box shapes using a punch pressing into a die cavity. Common items made using sheet metal forming include appliance bodies, auto panels, cans, and kitchen utensils.

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Sheet Metal Forming Processes: Shearing, Bending, Stretching Are The Most Common

The document discusses common sheet metal forming processes. It describes that shearing involves cutting sheet metal using a punch and die, bending changes the shape of sheet metal by applying stresses, and deep drawing forms flat sheet metal into cylindrical or box shapes using a punch pressing into a die cavity. Common items made using sheet metal forming include appliance bodies, auto panels, cans, and kitchen utensils.

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Sheet Metal Forming Processes

• involves workpieces with a high ratio of surface area to


thickness
• plates, thickness > ¼ inch
• sheets, thickness ≤ ¼ inch
• typical items produced by sheet-metal forming
processes:
metal desks appliance bodies
hubcaps aircraft panels
beverage cans car bodies
kitchen utensils
• sheet metal is formed by rolling; if the metal is thin, it
is generally coiled
• shearing, bending, stretching are the most common
processes for working with sheetmetal to create parts
that meet our design intent

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 1


SHEARING

• cutting sheet metal by subjecting it to shear stresses


• punch and die
• variables of the shearing process
punch force
speed of the punch
lubrication
punch and die materials
corner radii of punch and die
clearance between punch and die

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 2


• the clearance distance between the punch and die is the
major factor determining the shape and quality of the
sheared edge
• as the clearance increases, the edges become rougher
• the punch does not have to go all the way through the
sheet
• a burr is usually formed on the sheet and the slug

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 3


• the maximum needed punch force can be calculated
from the formula
P = 0.7 (UTS) t L
where UTS is the ultimate tensile strength of the sheet
metal, t is the thickness, and L is the total length of the
sheared edge
• two operations –
punching – the sheared slug is discarded
blanking – the slug is the part and the rest is scrap

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 4


• Shearing operations
punching - the sheared slug is discarded
blanking - the slug is the part and the rest is scrap
perforating - punching a number of holes in a sheet
parting - shearing the sheet into two or more
pieces
notching - removing pieces from the edge
lancing - leaving a tab without removing any
material

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 5


BENDING

• outer fibers are in tension


inner fibers are in compression
• a minimum bend radius is usually stated in terms of the
sheet’s thickness (ex. 2T, 3T, 4T)
• the minimum bend radius for various materials has been
determined experimentally and is available in
handbooks

Condition

Material Soft Hard

Aluminum alloys 0 6T

Beryllium copper 0 4T

Brass, low-leaded 0 2T

Magnesium 5T 13 T

Steels

austenitic stainless 0.5 T 6T

low carbon, low alloy 0.5 T 4T

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 6


• cracking during bending is related to the rolling
direction

• plastic deformation is followed by elastic recovery or


springback
• the final bend angle after springback is smaller
• the final bend radius after springback is larger

• springback is usually compensated for by overbending

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 7


• Common Bending Operations
• press brake forming – press the sheet between two dies

• air bending, roller bending

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 8


• beading
the edge of the sheet is bent into the cavity of a
die

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 9


• flanging - bending the edges of the sheet

• hemming (flattening)
- the edge of the sheet is folded over itself
- improves appearance and removes sharp edges
- seaming involves joining two edges by hemming

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 10


• roll forming
- used for bending continuous lengths of material
- metal sheet is bent in stages by passing it through a
series of rolls
- typical products
channels gutters
siding panels
frames pipes and tubing with lock seams

- rolling speed is typically about 1.5 m/s (300 ft/min)

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 11


• deep drawing
- a flat sheet is formed into a cylindrical or box
shaped part by a punch that presses the blank
into the die cavity
- developed in the 1700’s
- typical products
beverage cans pots and pans
containers sinks
automobile panels

Chap 2 , sheet metal – p. 12

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