Bending Stainless Steel Sheet By Hand

How to bend stainless steel sheets marking the bend.

Bending stainless steel sheet by hand.

Start at one end and slowly work down to the other. Most grades of stainless steel can be welded by all traditional welding methods. However the weldability of different grades can vary considerably. The greater the yield strength of the material the greater the spring back and the smaller the angle of the punch die should be designed for the angle of 90 degrees of the bending part.

It just won t really be at maximum strength. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. In other words if you re bending 1 8 sheet use a tool with a 1 8 radius to form the inside of the bend. A cutout or the edge of your flange to your bend.

Rotary bending and hydraulic press bending can both be employed to bend stainless steel tube. Welding of stainless steel. Using protective gloves hold the free end of the metal sheet with one hand and with the other hand use a mallet or hammer to begin bending the sheet down and around the curved radius of the wood form. Scoring and bending.

Choose a bend radius that matches your minimum bend. Determine your minimum bend by measuring the distance from your closest feature i e. Measure and mark the bend location along one edge of the stainless steel sheet with the tape measure. Centre line bend radii should not be smaller than twice the tube diameter.

Compared to carbon steel for the same thickness of stainless steel the bending angle is larger special attention should be paid to this point otherwise the bending crack will appear affecting the strength of the workpiece. Push the clamping leaf handles away from you to raise the clamping leaf. If you have any questions or want to discuss your design contact us. For most applications with stainless steel or aluminum you can get away with a zero radius bend on anything under 0 050 thick.

Mark your bend lines. Make your own sheet metal break. Now that you know your bend allowance take your protractor and draw a clear line with your marker across the point at which you will bend your sheet metal.