Bending Spring Steel Sheet

Here s how it s done.

Bending spring steel sheet. If you want to bend it you have to have to heat it to red glowing when it will loose its hardness. After a bending operation residual stresses will cause the sheet metal to spring back slightly. Springback is ever present in sheet metal forming. A cutout or the edge of your flange to your bend.

Due to this elastic recovery it is necessary to over bend the sheet a precise amount to acheive the desired bend radius and bend angle. The greater the yield strength of the material the greater the spring back and the smaller the angle of the punch die should be designed for the angle of 90 degrees of the bending part. Also known as press braking flanging die bending folding and edging this method is used to deform a material to an angular shape. If you have any questions or want to discuss your design contact us.

Tempered spring steel is commonly referred to as high carbon steel and is useful for a number of applications including use in springs and steel tapes. Determine your minimum bend by measuring the distance from your closest feature i e. The bending angle is the beginning angle to which the operator overbends so that the metal springs back to the desired bent angle. Cooling down slowly it will not re hard and you can treat it as any other common steel.

Compared to carbon steel for the same thickness of stainless steel the bending angle is larger special attention should be paid to this point otherwise the bending crack will appear affecting the strength of the workpiece. Shaping a spring to it s desired shape. This is done through the application of force on a workpiece. The final bend radius and bend angle can be approximated from the sheet thickness k factor material yield strength and modulus of elasticity and the initial bend angle and bend radius.

002 through 125 widths in stock. Bending is one of the most common sheet metal fabrication operations. The force must exceed the material s yield strength to achieve a plastic deformation. So then you can deform it reheat it and cool it down fast dump it red hot in water or oil which will harden it again.

Our offerings also include. 125 through 24 scaleless tempered. Choose a bend radius that matches your minimum bend. Spring steels are known for their high yield strength which allows objects made of spring steel to return to their original shape after bending and forming.