Bending 304 Stainless Steel Sheet

So we bend a lot of mild steel.

Bending 304 stainless steel sheet.

These are vent stack covers for. As you bend a stainless steel sheet the bend area cold hardens increasing the amount of pressure required to finish the bend. It is possible to choose other bends if you require but additional lead time and tooling charges may apply. The tables below show bend radii and minimum bend sizes for materials and tooling combinations stocked by protocase.

3 the percentage of elongation of stainless steel plate is lower than the carbon steel the bending angle of the workpiece r is larger than that of carbon steel or there is the possibility of cracks. 304 stainless 16 gauge bent on a van mark sheet metal brake. Type 304 stainless steel type 304 is the most widely used austenitic stainless steel. Type 304 stainless steel has good forming and welding properties as well as strong corrosion resistance and strength.

A difference is that working hardening rates may mean a need for more rigid equipment and higher power levels. Equally equipment capacity will be much lower than for carbon steels. This makes bending stainless steel with common hand tools difficult and a sheet metal brake is often required although one technique to bend stainless steel using hand tools works well on shorter length bends. Like many other fabrication methods for stainless steel bending can be done using the same equipment used to bend other metals.

Bend radii minimum bend sizes. Aisi 304 grade stainless steel uns s30400 aisi 304 stainless steel uns s30400 is the most commonly used material in stainless steels and is usually purchased in an annealed or cold worked state. We go beyond the general rules of sheet metal bending as our customers want tight bend radii for sheet metal parts. 2 the stainless steel sheet has a strong rebound tendency compared with carbon steel when bending.

Our bend radius rule of thumb is the minimum radius material thickness. We bend lots of stainless which in terms of hardness is very similar to mild steel a36 gr50 cq if i were to start folding i would use 125 and a k factor of 45. It is most economical to use a single bend radius throughout the design but if necessary you can utilize multiple radii. Shot with the sony a7rii in 4k with a sigma 18 35mm art lens.