While thinking about the strength of a material, Hardness and Toughness are the properties that come into consideration. You may think that both of these properties are the same. But that’s not true. Both of them are different. In fact, a material that has more hardness generally has less toughness and the material which has …
Are you wondering about the difference between Ductility and Malleability? Both are the mechanical properties of materials. Sound knowledge of these properties is a must for the person dealing with the applications of materials, especially for an engineer. Now let’s understand the difference between them… Ductility is the property or ability of a material due …
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Are you totally new to the sheet metal design and don’t know even the sheet metal design fundamentals? Are you wondering about some top guidelines for creating an optimized sheet metal design? Don’t worry you have landed here on the right page. Below I have described all these things. First of all, let me define …
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In my previous post, I have talked about Bend Deduction and Bend Allowance. Adding more in this series of the terminology used in Sheet Metal Design, today I am going to write on the Sheet Metal K Factor. Do you know when you bend a piece of sheet metal, one portion of its section undergoes …
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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 crucial 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 …
