Bend Radius Copper Sheet

First we must start with the k factor.

Bend radius copper sheet. If copper has to be bent a factor of 1 5 must be used. The bend radius you select may not be available if the geometry of the part will not allow us to bend with the specific tooling required to achieve that radius. For example the minimum bending radius of aluminium is determined by multiplying the sheet thickness by a factor of 2. If your bend radius needs to be adjusted a member of engineering design services team will contact you before your design is manufactured.

Most copper pipe tube can be readily bent and two main methods are employed. It is the smallest inside bend radius that you can place in a piece of material before the tensile forces on the outside of the bend begin to tear the grains in the material apart. It is normally expressed in terms of multiples of the material thickness e g. The tables below show bend radii and minimum bend sizes for materials and tooling combinations stocked by protocase.

The first uses bending springs and the second a pipe bending machine. It is possible to choose other bends if you require but additional lead time and tooling charges may apply. In this case the minimum radius equals the respective sheet thickness. Table 1 preferred recommended 90 degree bend radii for various sheet metals.

As a general rule the minimum bending radius for copper bar is equal to the thickness of the bar. Tube and pipe bending. The bend radii listed are standard minimum if manufacturing for aircraft and aerospace applications. We go beyond the general rules of sheet metal bending as our customers want tight bend radii for sheet metal parts.

As an example if you want to bend 24 gauge sheet metal at a 90 angle the calculation would be. Cutting copper sheet and plate. Since commercial sheet metal bending can be done with less concern for stresses caused during forming operation the radius can be near zero for thin sheet metal. The bending angle is 90 sheet thickness 5 mm and the inside radius is 6 mm.

What is the minimum radius. Sheet metal bend radii if these guidelines are not followed more research and or some form of analysis may be requried. For steel the factor is 1. We want to know the final length of the detail.

If the punch nose radius. Specifing a bend radius from here will help prevent hair line cracks. The minimum bend radius data shown in these charts is measured to the inside of the bend.