Bending Steel Plate
Bending Steel Plate
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I had a part that was origionaly casted, that we now need to make a modification upon the origional design. The general consensus was that we make it 3 seperate parts and weld together. Instead of milling it out...they want to use plate steel and bend it like sheet metal. Where can I find a table or equation that will give me a minimum bend radius for plate steel (specifically 1/2")? does it hold true to the same equations as sheet?





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Not sure of the accuracy - just ran into it and remembered your post
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Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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a 1/2" raduis is just too large for the part. I would prefer something like 1/4" -3/8". is this reasonable?
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If you are going to be doing this on a regular basis, you will need to experiment with different alloys, strength levels, annealing, etc.