Blog For Engineers and Hobbyist
Blog For Engineers and Hobbyist
What is Sheet Metal Bending? Bending in sheet metal parts involves the application of external force using punch and die at specified length of the work piece. This external force results in the plastic deformation of the workpiece. Type of bend and b ...
What is Deep Drawing in Sheet Metal? Deep Drawing is a sheet metal forming operation where sheet metal blank is drawn into hollow shapes by utilizing the combination of tensile and compressive forces. If the depth of the drawn part is greater than or ...
More than thousand types of steel grades are available in the market. Each type of steel has unique properties. They are different because of their chemical composition and the way steel sheets are processed. One key difference between steel sheets is the ...
What are Sheet Metal Cutting Operations? Sheet metal cutting operations involve the removal of sheet metal material from larger sheets by the application of high forces on the cutting edge the metal. The material is cut and separate if the shear stres ...
Sheet metal joining operation is a very crucial part of the sheet metal fabrication process. Joint reliability depends on joint type, sheet metal material and its manufacturing process. This article covers various types of sheet metal joining techniques, ...
Electronics and electrical industries use sheet metal enclosures to enclose electronics and electrical components. Sheet metal enclosures have the advantage of low manufacturing cost and turnaround time. In this article we will discuss sheet metal enclosu ...
In sheet metal, this question always creates some confusion. What is the difference between punching blanking and piercing ? Punching blanking and piercing are sheet metal shearing operations to modify existing blank. Similar machines but different punch ...
Sheet Metal gauge chart can be used to convert sheet thickness from gauge to mm or inch. Different materials with the same gauge number have different sheet thickness in mm. Higher the gauge number, lower will be the sheet thickness. For example 16 gauge ...
K Factor in sheet metal bending is a constant used to calculate sheet metal flat length or Flat-pattern. Mathematically k factor value is equal to the ratio of position of neutral axis and sheet thickness. In this article we will discuss sheetmetal bend d ...
In this article we will discuss sheet metal design guidelines to develop good quality sheet-metal parts at reduced cost.