Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
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Hello all,
I am in a bit of a desperate situation. Our company has a potential huge order that requires bending aluminum tube.
Like my title says, I want to know if I can make a 90° bend on ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" Wall Thickness with a 4" center line radius, no mandrel?
This seems to be the only material I can obtain that has the best bending capability. I really wish I could get a sample so we could test it out, but all of the vendors I talked to say they need us to order $500+ worth of tube. That's a lot of money to throw away for my small company. Would anyone know if this bend would be okay without any cracking or excessive oval-ing(slight oval-ing is okay)?
Thank you!!!!
I am in a bit of a desperate situation. Our company has a potential huge order that requires bending aluminum tube.
Like my title says, I want to know if I can make a 90° bend on ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" Wall Thickness with a 4" center line radius, no mandrel?
This seems to be the only material I can obtain that has the best bending capability. I really wish I could get a sample so we could test it out, but all of the vendors I talked to say they need us to order $500+ worth of tube. That's a lot of money to throw away for my small company. Would anyone know if this bend would be okay without any cracking or excessive oval-ing(slight oval-ing is okay)?
Thank you!!!!





RE: Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
But, I don't think you can bend to that CLR without a mandrel, and even then it may want to buckle and tear. A 50xx alloy might be more formable.
RE: Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
RE: Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
RE: Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?
If you use a rotary bender without a mandrel, you will likely have some appreciable amount of flattening in a 90deg bend. If you don't want to use a mandrel (for whatever reason) you might get better results using a process like press bending. There are also processes like empty bending that you might consider.
Good luck.
Terry
RE: Bending ALUM 6063-T52, 1.50" OD X .125" WT, 4" CLR possible?