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Re: How to choose optimal sheet metal bending radius & k-factor
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2023, 10:50:31 pm »
1100 is quite soft and has a recommended "minimum" bend radius .  Anything sharper may lead to cracking.  There are tables, such as this: https://www.aircraftmaterials.com/data/aluminium/1100.html 

Minimum bend depends on alloy, heat treatment, and thickness.   Minimum (not optimal) bend radius is often quoted relative to thickness.  Harder allows will have a radius of 6T or more (T= thickness).

Simply look up your alloy and any heat treatment. 1100 is often temper-0, so there is no practical minimum radius for 1/16" thickness (0.064") according to that table.
 


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