In my previous post, I discussed the Bend Allowance (BA). In today’s post, I am going to discuss Bend Deduction. Just like BA and K-factor, Sheet Metal Bend Deduction is also a very important part of sheet metal design terminology. First of all, let me explain why and where you need to use this Bend …
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Do you know, when we bend a sheet metal piece, the total length of the bent component is always more than the length of the unfolded or flat sheet? And another interesting thing is that when you want to create a sheet metal component, you just know the size or dimensions of the final bent …
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If you are looking for an ultimate list of sheet metal tools, then you have landed on the right page. Working on the sheet metal, several sheet metal hand tools are used. Some of the most important hand tools used in sheet metal fabrications are listed below. Sheet Metal Tools List Steel Rule: It is …
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Sheet Metal is a vital part of our daily life. Many parts and types of equipment using sheet metal are out there in electronics, aerospace, HVAC and almost all the fields. Sheet metal fabrication is the process of converting sheet metal stock into the final sheet metal product for being used in various applications. This …
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In this article, we will discuss the various types of Sheet Metal Operations. But before moving ahead to understand these operations, we should also understand what actually the sheet metal is. Sheet Metal: Sheet Metal is a thin sheet produced by rolling or hammering. These thin sheets are used to produce various types of sheet metal …
There are two methods of testing impact resistance (energy absorbed by a material when an impact load is applied) of a material. These two methods are Izod Impact Test and Charpy Impact Test. Both of these testing methods work on the same principle but still, they have many differences. In this article, we will discuss …
Mild steel is generally subjected to a variety of tests. Out of those tests, the Tensile Test of Mild Steel test has received a lot of attention. During this test, a flat or a round bar of steel is pulled within the testing machine. The experiment is being conducted until the steel bar breaks. Before …
Hello friends! In this article, we will discuss the Charpy Impact Test. But before proceeding to understand this topic, we must, at first, understand what Impact Test/Testing is. Impact tеѕting iѕ оnе оf the most imроrtаnt рrосеdurеѕ thаt аnу соmроnеnt mаnufасturеr hаѕ to оbѕеrvе. Thе rеаѕоn fоr thiѕ is thаt impact testing mеаѕurеѕ hоw much …
Extеnѕоmеtеr iѕ a dеviсе thаt iѕ uѕеd for рrесiѕе measure оf thе specimen dеfоrmаtiоn – ѕtrаin, bаѕing on it аnd thе еffесtivе stress you can calculate thе mоduluѕ оf еlаѕtiсitу. Extensometer is a vеrу uѕеfull tool, еѕресiаllу nоn-соntасt. Thе mаin аdvаntаgе of uѕing thе еxtеnѕоmеtеr is thаt you gаthеr the data frоm thе sample itself. …
