We re having trouble bending 6061 t6 aluminum without cracking and i was wondering if you could give us a few pointers.
Bending 1 8 inch aluminum sheet.
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As this happens you gain a small amount of total length in your part.
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Bend along one edge.
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I was able to have them cut it into strips 15 inches wide by 8 ft and then add a 1 inch 90 deg.
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This sheet metal can be altered in shape this sheet metal can be altered in shape and cut with proper equipment.
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Grain direction bend line should go across the grain for the best bend having said that a typical sharp 90 bend on a piece of 1 8 aluminum sheet should be a minimum 1 8 inside radius use either 3003 or 5052 ideally the bend line should go across the grain.
From a bending perspective it s always best to bend these parts in an annealed state and then temper them to the correct condition.
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This will give you a nice bend.
The bend was upward so it stuck up when placed on the trailer frame.
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I bought some 1 8 inch steel dimand plate some years ago to put on my trailer to replace the wood decking.
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When the sheet metal is put through the process of bending the metal around the bend is deformed and stretched.
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