Bent Stainless Steel Sheet

Some over bending will be required to counteract spring back of the bend.

Bent stainless steel sheet.

As you bend a stainless steel sheet the bend area cold hardens increasing the amount of pressure required to finish the bend. Bar and flat bending of stainless steel round bar flat bar sheet and plate can be bent using a press brake bending machine or ring rolling. This is done through the application of force on a workpiece. It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii.

Due to work hardening bending should be done quickly. If you re bending 0 020 thick material use a 0 020 radius. Keep in mind that many kinds of fabricated metal have extremely high melting points and applying your torch injudiciously could cause damage or do harm to your sheet metal or equipment. 3 the percentage of elongation of stainless steel plate is lower than the carbon steel the bending angle of the workpiece r is larger than that of carbon steel or there is the possibility of cracks.

Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. Bend radii minimum bend sizes. 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. In the event that you are bending a thick piece of sheet metal you can apply heat from a blowtorch along the seam of your bend line to facilitate your bend.

Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations. This makes bending stainless steel with common hand tools difficult and a sheet metal brake is often required although one technique to bend stainless steel using hand tools works well on shorter length bends. Bending 24 gauge stainless steel sheeting can be done with a 2 4 that has a well defined edge but for 20 gauge and thicker sheets you ll have to use a handbrake to be sure of getting a good looking edge.