Sheet metal forming
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Sheet metal forming refers to various processes used to convert sheet metal into different shapes for a large variety of finished parts such as aluminium cans and automobile body panels. Key to the formability of sheet metal is its ductility.
Typical forming processes include:
- Stamping
- Bending
- Stretching
- Drawing
- Ironing
- Wheeling
- Roll Forming
See also
Metalworking | |
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| Pan brake | Crimp | English Wheel | Guillotine | Ironworker | Nibbler | Sheet metal forming | Sheet metal | Soldering |
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Metalworking topics: Casting | CNC | Cutting tools | Drilling and threading | Fabrication | Finishing | Grinding | Jewellery | Lathe (tool) | Machining | Machine tooling | Measuring | Metalworking | Hand tools | Metallurgy | Milling | Occupations | Press tools | Smithing | Terminology | Welding | |
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