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Which Sheet Steel?
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Are you really asking for relative formability information for the most common sheet steel grades?
I deal mostly with aluminum & SST but I suspect a Google search will find you at least one sheet metal shop that has some guidelines.
Also, be careful when you say strength, some grades of Aluminum are comparable to some steels.
I deal mostly with aluminum & SST but I suspect a Google search will find you at least one sheet metal shop that has some guidelines.
Also, be careful when you say strength, some grades of Aluminum are comparable to some steels.
Posting guidelines faq731-376 (probably not aimed specifically at you)
What is Engineering anyway: faq1088-1484
What is Engineering anyway: faq1088-1484
ornerynorsk
Industrial
Check out the HSLA steels. Grade 50, Domex 100, etc. Very commonly available and stocked by most service centers, cost effective, highly formable, good strength.
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
MiketheEngineer
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Call a vendor and find out what they offer, price, quality, delivery, strength, etc. -- Pick 3 out of 4!!
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MiketheEngineer
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That's why they call it "spring" steel - it bounces back after you bend it. Depending on what you are doing - it may be hard to form. Might consider using a lesser grade, form it and then heat treat to "spring" steel specs.
If you are making a bracket that is going to provide a reasonable level of support, it probably should not be stressed at close to yield strength, since the deflection may be high. Elastic deflection is a function of Young's modulus and section properties, not strength. I vote for good section properties produced by using thicker material; not higher strength material.
What type of tooling is the proposed part going to be produced on? Open setup with press brake, or a dedicated forming die with trimming operations afterward? If you are making parts on a press brake, the formability is probably not going to be an issue, unless there are constraints that you haven't mentioned yet.
What type of tooling is the proposed part going to be produced on? Open setup with press brake, or a dedicated forming die with trimming operations afterward? If you are making parts on a press brake, the formability is probably not going to be an issue, unless there are constraints that you haven't mentioned yet.
Use 10ga .1345" material.
A569 gives 36,000 psi yield with 1T formability.
A715 Grade 50 gives 50,000 psi yield with 1/2T formability.
A715 Grade 80 gives 80,000 psi yield with 1 1/2T formability.
Availibility may be a problem with A715 depending on your volumes.
I would recommend the A569 based availability and price.
A569 gives 36,000 psi yield with 1T formability.
A715 Grade 50 gives 50,000 psi yield with 1/2T formability.
A715 Grade 80 gives 80,000 psi yield with 1 1/2T formability.
Availibility may be a problem with A715 depending on your volumes.
I would recommend the A569 based availability and price.
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