Bending 16 Gauge Aluminum Sheet

Bends metal up to 18 in.

Bending 16 gauge aluminum sheet. The bending brake s design allows for a full 90º capacity in steel as thick as 16 gauge and can handle stock up to 18 in. Shop 13 manual bending brakes at northern tool equipment. If you want a sharp 90 bend tap along the crease with a mallet. The bend allowance formula takes into account the geometries of bending and the properties of your metal to determine the bend allowance.

Mild steel 1 brake shear slip roll 1. Metal gauges below you ll find the info you need with our sheet steel stainless steel and aluminum sheet metal charts. Bend radii minimum bend sizes. Hence this 120 ksi sheet will air form a radius that s about double that of mild cold rolled steel or 32 percent of the die opening 16 percent 2.

Lift the clamp bar away from the rear of the brake frame and slide the sheet in perpendicularly to the direction you want to bend it. It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii. The material thickness will be measured in decimal form not by the gauge number. Browse a variety of top brands in manual bending brakes such as klutch jet and shop fox from the product experts.

Metalpro sheet metal brake 8in. In sheet metal the k factor is the ratio of the neutral axis to the material thickness. Next place the wood parallel and slightly behind the bending line. You will need to know your material thickness mt the bend angle b the inside radius ir and the k factor k.

As an example if you want to bend 24 gauge sheet metal at a 90 angle the calculation would be. The brake is compact and lightweight yet sturdy enough for professional production runs. Mark a bend line and place the sheet metal on the edge of your bench. Finally bend the sheet up by hand to the angle desired.

Wide handles material as thick as 16 gauge. If you need to reheat the metal and redo the bend. Use the chart below to convert standard gauge numbers in decimals of an inch for sheet steel aluminum and stainless steel. The metal should bend but only bend it as far as it goes without forcing it.

0 017453 x 90 x 0 020 0 33 x 0 024 0 0438558984 inch bend allowance keep in mind that some metals are more brittle than others. Stainless steel 1 20 ga. Insert your aluminum sheet into the brake beneath the removable clamp bar. Clamp the wood on top of the metal to the workbench.

That s double the 60 ksi of our baseline material. And now the k factor.