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Safety page2
............ Good safety andproper
practices
ona
Bending trainingofeachpress
brake operatoris
CINCINNATI Brake
Press pages
............. 3-7 mandatory. Comprehensive operator,
maintenance andsafetymanuals provide
CINCINNATIForming
0nproper
instruction procedures and
Publications page8
methods
safety andshould bewiththe
BrakeBending
Press CapacifJ .........page9
pressbrakeatalltimes, Waming signs
MildSteelAirBend andachecklistofoperator safety
Capacifl pages
.........................
Chart 10-13 guidelinesshouldbeplaced atstrategic
Facton
Bending pagal4L7 locations
Chart......,..... onthepressbrake.
Cross
Steel Reference
Chart.....pages 18-1! Usen are forproper
responsible
Brake'*pa4esZUZI
installation
andcontinued useofpoinr
Punchingona Press
safeguarding
of-operation andother
machine guards.Thishelps assure
operatorsafety
andcompliance withOSHA
requirements.
Each newCINCINNATI pressbrake
displapatagshowing thatit meets ANSI
811.3 requirements.
construction Acopyof
whichcovers
thisstandard, theproper care
anduseofpress brakes,isincluded tohelp
usenwiththeirsafetyprograms. Referto
theSafetyManuals,Press Brake
SafeguardingBulletin
PI50686, ANSI
81l.j Safety
Standardsorconsult
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BRAKECOMPLIES WITH
ANSI811,3SAFETY
STANDARDSFORCONSTRUCTION
 Springbock sufficient springbackto aIlaina90'bend.
Metalformed byanupperandlower Inmostcases, theangle cutonthedies
dieasshown in Figure 1onlyhasthree willbebetween 30"to85i Forair
pointsofcontact. lf.metal ispushed into bending, thenose radiusoftheupper die
Press Btoke Roling
alowerdiesufficient toformaspecific should beequaltoorslightly lessthanone
AllCINCINNATI pressbrakes areruted fractions.
angle, whentheforceisreleased, the metalthicknes usingsimple
foramaximum bending pressure, or
angle willopen upduetospringback. Note: Ifpartsaretobeformed withair
tonnage. Tonnage canthenbeconverted
Normal springback formild$eelis2' to bmddiasona,pressbrahewith
intobending capacitiesthrough an
4". If thematnflalis hard,hasahigher contputsr controltodetermine
understanding ofbasic factors affecting ramrwasalpositions, thedies
tensile $rength,or alugerthannomal
theformability ofmetal.Bending factors, mustbecuttoan anglethatuill
inside radius,
ttrespringbackwill begeater.
0r"rules ofthumb", forpress brake compensate for allposible
forming arebased onusing mildsteel (Figure
AhBending II materialsp4ngback,
(60,000 psimaximum tensilestrength).
Airbending metalintoastrai$tline
Anexplanation ofthese factonwillhelp BottonBending
angleisthemostcommon formofpress
youunderstand theperformance ofyour Bottom bending materialwithdiescut
brake work.Atop,orupper die,pushes
pressbrake andthemildsteel airbend angle(e.g.
themetalintoalower veedie.Themetal toapproximately thefinished
capacifycharlspresented in thisbooklet, 880, 890or90) willincrease theforming
onlytouches thepointofcontact ofthe
tonnage. Thereason for"true"bottoming
VeeDieOpening ondInsideRodius upperdienoseandthetwoedges ofthe
lowervee die(Figure 1),Thematrriil, andcoining ist0"set"thematerialin
Ihe recommended veedieopening for
does notcontact anyotherpartofthe ordertoovercome springback andobtain
mildsteel uptoI/2" (,500"; thickiseight
tooling during theforming cycle. betterangularaqclrasl(see Figures 3 and
timesthemetalthickness. Forthicker
Most"airbend" toolsaremanufacfured4), Bottoming isoften selectedwhen
thanl/2"mild$eel,it maybenecessary
sothattheupperandlowerdieshavethe forming boxes orpanels, Minimizing the
toincrease theveedieopening uptoten
same angle.Thisisdonetominimize set- overbending keeps thefinalbends from
timesthematnnalthickness tominimize previously
uptime.In ordertoobtainatrue90"air hittingthe formed flanges and
cracking ofthematerial. Todetermine
bend, thetoolingmustbecuttoallow causing distortion, Potentiallysmaller
theveeopening forasimple !0'bend, insideradiimayaisobeachieved usingttre
multiplythemetalthickness byeight.
comngprocess.
Theanswer isthenrounded tothenext
There arethree
higher1/8"figure,Forexample: 14ga, U P P E RD I E
differenttypes of
(.075")x 8 = .600".Thisisrounded toa
NOSERADIUS forming whichare
5/8"veeopening. classifiedas
Theinside radius ofabend in mild "bottom" bending:
isabout
steel 5/32'(J56')x theveedie bottomingwith
opening regardles ofthegauge ofmetal
springback,true
beingformed. Thisfigurewasdetermined
bottoming and
bymeasuring formed samples bentover
VEEDIEOPENING coining.
variousdieopenings. Toillu$rate: If a LOWER(ORVEE)DIE
L/8"(.I25")sheetand a1/4"(.250")
plateareformed oyera2"veedie,each
willhave ttresame insideradius of Figurel-AirBending
approximately 5/T6' (.312"7.
 withSpringbock
Bottoming partmayspringbackto thedesired
angle. (tigute
Coining 4l
(tigure
2l Theangularconsistency is
ofthismethod Whentheupperdieismadewithless
Bottoming withspringback isnot dependent onuniformmaterialthicknes. thanonemetalthickness radius,thenose
considered "true"bottoming. When Normally,angtiartolerances aresimilar ofthediewill embed intothemetal
metalispushed intorecommended to airbending. causing an apparent overbend condition.
tooling,it will formaninsideradiusthat In ordertopushtheupperdieintothe
TrueBottoming (Figute 3)
isequivalent to the5/32x veedieopening metalfarenough toobtainthedesired
rule.Pressure isthenbuiitupatthe Vhentheupperdieismadewitha insideradiusandbendangle,therequired
radius of one metal thickness(tothe tonnage will beatleastfivetimestheair
bottomofthestroke theformed
causing
closest simple fraction),sufficienttonnage bendtonnage. If thedesiredinsideradius
metalto"kink"in theinsiderudiusarca.
Thiscauses thelegsoftheformed metalto must be builtup at thebottom of the isone-halfthemetalthickness or less,
the
stroke to "set"themetalandeliminate formingloadcouldapproachten times
springback.Therequired tonnage will thetonnage shown ontheairbendchart.
rangefromthreetofivetimesthenormal Whenthetopdieembeds, ordisplaces
airbendtonnage. metal,in orderto obtainasharperthan
onemetalthickness insideradius,
the
term"coining"is applied.

Figure during
2-lvubending forming
operation

enough
overbend to touchthecornersof
theupperdie(Figure2). Theforce
willbeaboutI I/2to 2l/2times
buildup
thetonnagerequiredforairbending. tigure
3-Bottoming
Whentheformingpressure isreleased,
the

4-hining
Figure

(rotking
Whenforming pIate,"ctac\rJng" can
beerratic.Smallflanges canoftenbe
formedwhereas makingthesame bendin
thecenter
ofthesheet will cause
failure.
will alsobefoundwhen
Differences
bendingacross thegrainversusbending
withthegrain.Cracking isoften
minimized byincreasing thenoseradius
S-t*' oftheupperdie.
 ECCENTRIC

DIES ALIGN -----+"1

ADJUSTMENT WITHBED & RAM I
SCREW CENTERLINE

ADJUSTMENT
Figure
6-DieAlignment

MINIMUM
consistency.
If thediesarenotclosely
D I ES P A C E alignedtothetoolingcenterline,
inaccuracies
canoccur.Asa result,it is
importanttoevaiuate theavailable
toolingwithrespect tothetypeofpress
DOVETAIL
SLOT DOVETAIL brakebeingusedin ordertoobtainthebest
SLOT
CROSSHOLDDOWNSLOT CROSSHOLDDOWNSLOT
possible
formingangles. Veedieswitha
Hydraulk
Press
Brokes 5/8"veeopening orless a*.005"
mayrequirc
llechani
cslPrusBrokrls
alignment
toobtaingoodconsistency.
Figure
S-DieSpace
Bend
Allowonce
(Figure
DieSpote 5) (tigure6)
DieAlignment In orderto determinetheproperblank
Nways totaltheheightofthepress sizepriortoforminga part0napress
brake In ordertoobtaingoodaccuraqr in
diesandtheheightofthefillerblock(die pressbrakeforming,thetoolingmustbe brake,a bendallowance foreachbend
holder)tomakesurethetooling willfit alignedsothatthenoseoftheupper mustbedetermined. Thisinformation
dieis
intotheavailablediespace.Forcomplete ascentral to thelowerveedieasposible. hasbeenmadeavailable throughmany
information0n "dieheightselection Withmo$press brakes,
manybends engineering textboolsbuttheinformation
, could
request
currentiiterature
fromCincinnati bemadewithanalignment providedisnotconsistent. If questions
accvany ol
Incorporated, +I/54" aroundthecenterline ariseconcerning a blankdevelopment for
of thevee
opening. yourpart,CINCINNATI hasavailable a
Press
brakes featuring bendallowance chartwhichmaybe
computerized
controls
thatallowtheoperator helpful.Contact yourCINCINNMI
to input
a specific
bendangledepend representative
to obtainmoreinformation.
onmathe-
maticalmodels toobtaingood
 lensile
Actuol Acturocy
or YieldSlrengths Angulor press
brakes to improve
andoptions the
Manysteels aresupplied witha tensile Bending ^cc'rraqislimitedby: acc:;racy ofmanyparts.
andconsistency
1.Pressbrakecondition andrepeatability Consult yourlocalCINCINNATI sales
andyieldstrength asa
identified
"minimumvalue" withthe"maximum" 2.0perator ability officefor assistance,
unspecified. Cincinnati Incorporated 3.Condition oftooling
(pages
Off(enterLooding
"BendingFactors" 14to17)allow 4.Qualityofmaterial
(Figure 7)
anincrease of 15,000psiin steels
using ksumingthese fourconsiderations are
reviewed, normaltolerances TheAirBendCapacity ChartGeepages
minimumfigures.Thisallowance should carefully
10-13)isforcenterline, symmetrical
workfor over90%of thesteelsavailable. wouldbe+1 1/2'whenformingupto 10'
steel.If plate loads.Occasionally formingor
special
In caseswherebreakage ofthematerial is of 10gauge orthinnersheet
addonedegree tothe punching setupsdonothavetheirload
occurring orwhenthepress brakewill not isbeingformed,
makea bendevenafterthetonnage has tolerance. Bottoming operationswill cut centered onthebedandrumcenterlines.
beencalculated tofallwithinthepress theairbendtolerance in half,butwill Underthese caremustbe
circumstances,
brakecapacily, thematerial should be increasetheformingtonnage andcould takennottoexceed themaximum
necessitatesomeshimming ofthedies. eccentric (fronfto-back)loal,capacityof.
testedto identifytheacfialtensileand
yieldstrengths. Onehalfoftheangttlarvarialion thepress brake.Similarly,whentheload
described above isdueto normalmateial isnotlocated atthemachine centerline
torming HighTensile Steels thicknessvariations foundin commercial (left-to-right) onlyaportionoffull rated
Hightensile $eels(70,000 psior $eel,Theotherhalfcanbeattributed to isavailable.
capacity Eachhousing is
higher)donotreactlikemild$eel.The hardandsoft spots in themetal,edge limitedtoone-half ofthemaximum
materialmay formto theradiusof the conditions,holesandnotches, deflections rating.Contact CincinnatiIncorporated
upperdie.In thiscase, thenoseradiusof in themachine or toolingandmachine forsnecific information.
thedieshouldconform
tothesteel repeatability.
CINC hx available
INNATI
manufacturer's A
recommendations.
mayberequired
largerveeopening to
obtainacceptabletonnages andang,tlar
"Bending Factors"
charton LEFT-TO.RIGHT FRONT-TO-BACK
arrtJraly.
See
OFFCENTERLOADING OFFCENTERLOADING
pages14to 17fortypicalrecommendations. MACHINE BED& RAM
CENTERLINE
Note: Stainless steelsusuallyreact
similar to mild steel, L- Load
(forming
or punching)
FoctorDeterminotion
Bending D-Distancebetween
"Bending Factofs"areobtained
by machinecenterline
and loadcenterline
relating
theactualtensile andyield
strengthsof thesteelbeingformedto those
ofmildsteel.Consideration hasbeen
givenin CincinnatiIncorporated's
"Bending Facton"chartto allowfor
7-hff Gnter
Figwe Loading
increasingtheinsideradiusoftheplateif
requiredtoeliminate cracking.
 Goging
In ordertoobtaingoodconsistency
thegaging
duringthefonningoperation,
sequencemustbeevaluatedpriort0parts
beingformed. Theavulabihty
ofCNC
gaging,manuallysetfrontandback
gagingor gagesmounted tothelowerdie
all mu$ bereviewedto determine
the
bestmethod.
Note: RemembEr tbalgaging
detuminestbepositionof the
Figu
rel-lonnoge p
Build-U bend.,engularaccuracyis
detwminedby tbemethod
Ionnoge (Figure
Build-Up 8) (Figure
Shimming 9l offorming,
Whenmakinga90"airbend,theload Tocompensate forbedandnm
veryrapidly,
increases reaching85%of aswellasuneven
deflection, wearonthe Morking
maximumwhen themetalisbent20' pressbrakeandtooling,shimming ofthe Generalpurpose
veediessometimes
(10'perside).Maximum is
tonnage toolingmayberequired toobtaina cause marksonpolishedstainless,
reached
whenthemetalisbenta totalof uniformbend.Allshimming shouldbe aluminumorpainted stock.Marking can
40".Theloaddropsoffa fewpercent donewitha goodquality$eel(notbrass) beminimized by:
whenthemetalisbentto90'. shimstock.In some papercanbe
cases, 1. Increasing
thecornerradiusatthetop
used.Keep freefromdirtor
all surfaces oftheveedieopening,
niclasinceformingarcuracy canbe 2. Polishing
theentireveedieopening,
bypoorworkhabits.
affected I. Hardeningthecornersof thelarger
lead-in
radii.
60" In somecases,
tapeordiecoverings
canbeused.Plastic
coatingonstainless
$eelmaygiveinconsistent
results
in the
9i--tbo.t^^.
005"
your
ofdiemarls.Contact
reduction
CINCINNATIrepresentative
for additional
information.
thelowwdie
Note: Sectionali,zing
oftenraulh in objectionable
marking.

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Bending/Punching Chofi
GenerolTerms andveedieopenings
0ptimaltonnages
. Mechanical
PressBrakes forbendingandpunching20gauge
. Hydraulic
PressBrakes throughoneinchmildsteel.
Thefollowingbrochures andtechnical A glossary and
ofdefinitions
provide
datasheets helpfulinformation usedwhenselecting
terminology diesand FillerBlockSpetifitotions
Stondord
onthemo$effectivetechniques for safe press
discussing brakeapplications. Complete dataonstandafi
dimensional
press
andefficient brakeoperation. fillerblocla.
nanowflattopandunivenal
Press
Hydroulk Broke
Setup
PressBroke
Sofeguording- Procedure Only"
"AirBending BendAllowon(es Melol
fol Sheet
for0wners
Suggestions ond AirBends
Thisstep-by+tep leads
checklist the
IheirEmployees
through
operator thepropersetup Thischartshows
90"bendallowance
Required reading forallpressbrake procedure
forairbending. for2igaugethrou$
5/8"mildsteel,
based
usen, illu$rates
thisbooklet recommended onrecommendedveediewidth,upper
die
safeguadingdevicesandproper for Bosic
mettrods Punching Rules on radius
andtheoretical
bend radius.
It alsolistsothersupplien Press
safeoperation. Brokes
ofsafety
devices, Fundamental tofollow
steps forsafe MoiorConditions
Cousing
punching.
andefficient Excessive
Bow
Operolion,Sofety
ond
Adetailed ofthevarious
explanation
lUlonuols
ltlloinlenonce Port0uolityond
lmproving whichcause
streses parts.
bowin formed
. 4 Series
through HowAdvonced
Mechanical Producfivity:
50Series Press
PresBrakes Broke (onHelp
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DieMorksonOuolity
. CBPressBrake AnoveMew and Bends
techniques
ofbending
. CBII PressBrake press
useofthelatest brake to
technolory 13$epslhataidinreducing
Provides
. FomMasterPresBrake maximum partquality
and
achieve diemarkingonsheet
metal.
. FormMaster II CNC PressBrake formingefficiency.
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Goging lips
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Completeguides totheinstallation, guide
Ahelpful thatshowsbending brakemodels,
diesets
andaccessories,
setup,
operation,adjustment and thatimprove
techniques partryalityand phone
please Incoryorated
Cincinnati at
maintenanceofeachCINC INNATIpress production
increase efficienry.
$13)367-7100orfax(5r3)367-7552.
brake
model line.Theyinclude bending
fundamentals,
basic procedures
safety and DieTemplote
Gooseneck
proper
gaging methods. Ahandyreference forfivegooseneck
diesizes andconfigurations,
Theclear
templatecanbelaidover thepartto check
duringforming.
for interference
 theproper
3. Select sizepress brake to
airbend 12'of.3/8" (.375") thickA36
$eelwithamaximum yield$rength
AirBend Copority ftort L. Determine themaximum length of1/4"
psi.
TheAirBendCapacity Chart(pages 10- (.250") mildsteel a 5Series press brake of45,ooo
usingtherecommended StepL: Determine thenominal vee
13)liststhepress brakebending capacities canairbend
(8x metal thickness). dieopening forA35fromtheBending
in linearfeetofmild$eelfordifferent veedieopening
in the FactorsChart(page 14)-
metalthicknesses whenairbending only. Step1:Locatn .250" thickness
fint column ontheAirBend Capacity 8T=8x,375'=1.00".
Theshaded areaindicates the
Chart (page 10). Step2: Detennnethe formabilityfacor
recommended veedieopening foreach
Step2: Followthe recommended 2.00" forA35(maximum yieldstrength of
metalthickness. Thenominalbending
veedieopening shaded lineovertothe 45,000psi)fromtheBending Facton
forcein tons/foot (1ton= 2000lbs.)is
Chart(page 14)-1.3.
listedin thethirdcolumn.Allcapacities intenecting vertical lineforstandard 5
Seriesmechanical press brake.Read Step3: Determine theequivalent
arelistedformildsteelwith a maximum
maximum lengthofsixfeet.A5Series length ofmild$eelbymultiplying the
tensilestrength of60,000 psianda
ACislisted ateightfeetofbending mateiallength times theformability
maximum yieldstrength of40,000 psi.
=
x7.3 15.6'
Nominal materialvariationallowances capacityprovided it isused atlowspeed. f.antor-L2' .
of.a Step4: Determine thesmallest press
havebeenmadefor allcapacity ratings. 2. Determine airbending capacity
230tonhydraulic press brake when brakethatcan beused fromtheAir
Formaterials otherthanmildsteel, refer
BendCapacity Chart (pages 12utdl3)
to the"Bending Facton"chart(pages 14 bending I/4' (.250") thickCor-Ten A.
Step1: Refer to"Steel Cross byselectingthefirstpress brake,
to 17)for theproperformabiliryfantor,
Reference Chart" (page 18)tofind mechanical orhydraulic, which
Bending Fodors (hoil proper ASTM specification number. exceeds15.6'capacity f0r.375" thick
SelectASTM M42forCor-Ten Aplate. mateialover a3.00" veedie.A
Whenmaterialother thanmildsteelis
(21.0')
to beformed, therequired forming Step2:Refer toASTI4 A242 onBending 21Series mechanical or500
tonhydraulic (17,7') press brakewill
tonnage will probably change. The Factors Chart(page 14)todetermine
recommended veedieopening for1/4" formthismatnnaL
"Bending Factors" chartfuages I4tn17)
plate.I2T= t?x .250" = 1.00". 4. Alwayscheck thetonsperfootofforce
offenawideselection ofASTM numben,
Step3: Determine ttreproper requiredtoformmildsteel withthe
theirrecommended upperdie noseradiiand
formabilityfactorfor M42fromthe availablepressbrake tooling.This
veedieopenings, Theequivalent length
Bending Factors chart. (page I4)-L7. information canbeused fordesigning
of anyspecial materialwhich canbe
Step4: |r:temine thebendin g capanig toolsanddetermining ttreunitpressure
formedona givenpress brakeiscalculated
fora230tonhydraulic pressbrake loadingonthebedandram,which
bydividingthemild$eelcapacity bythe
when forming .250" mildsteel over mustnotexceed 15tons/in.Z
formabilityfactor.Thisformabilityfactor
(1ton= 2000 lbs.).
isshown in thefarrighthandcolumn. 3.00" veedieopening byusingtheAir
Bend Capacity Chart (page 11)-21'.7. Caution: TheAir BmdCapaciA Chart
Steel (rossReference (hort Step5: Divide themaximum airbend dnwnotapplytonon-
(StA4)bytheformability standard strokemech anical
Thischart(pages 18&19)isprovided capacity
(StE9 2L7'/1.7 = 12.8 prws brakes.Consult the
tocros-index manufacturen' tradenames factor feet.
withtheproperASTM specification. For factoryonthese applications.
names 0rclassifications notlisted,conlant
Cincinnati Incomorated forassistance.
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250 25.3 31.8 57.0 57.0 88.8 88.8
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0.188
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2.00 7.5 12.3 6.4 27.8 27.8 37.0 37.0 49.3 49.3 74.0 92.4
2.50 5.7 13.8 7.3 3 1 . 0 3 1 . 0 48.3 48.3 62.3 62.3
.00 AA 14.0 8.6 32.7 40.9 60.0 60.0 70.9 70.9 E
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1.50 22.7 5.5 5.5 9.2 9 . 2 12.2 12.2 to.J 16.3 30.6 40.7 61.1
2.00 15.4 6.0 8.0 13.0 1 4 . 0 1 8 . 0 18.0 24.0 24.A 36.0 45.0 60.0 90.1 E
0.250 2 . 5 0 1 1 . 4 6.5 8.6 5.5 t3.3 24.2 24.2 31.0 3 1 . 0 46.6 60.9 81.0 E
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3.50 ai
Lt 9.5 6.7 2 0 . 8 3 1 . 1 31.1 40.5 4 0 . 5 58.4
4.00 o. l 7.4 10.0 7.6 22.0 32.7 32.7 43.7 4 5 . 9 65.6 o
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brake
tonnage
capacity
atmidstroke
andnearbottom ofstroke.
t0 Series 9ACand13AC
SAC, tonnage
capacity
ratings
listed
areforlowspeed
operation.
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FEET
STEEL D I E ( 2 0 0 0L B )
T H I C K . OPENING P E R HYDRAULIC
PRESSRAKEONNAGE
NOMINAL NOIV]INALFOOT
IN C HE S INCHES 60 90 tJc 175 230 300 350 400 500 600 750 1000 1250 1500 2000
25 3.1 to.4 24.6 37.0 48.0 63.0 82.0 9 5 . 9 1 0 9 . 7
,312 2.3 22.2 33.3 49.9 64.7 85.0 11 0 . 8
120GA.) ,375 1.7 30.0 45,0 67.5 87.5 11 5 . 0
0.036 ,438 1.4 36.4 54.6 8 1 . 9 106.2
.50 1.1 46.3 69,5 1 0 4 . 3
.625 0.9 56.7 85.0
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0 , 0 4 8 .50 2.2 23.2 3 4 . 8 52.2 67.6 88.8
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.438 4.5 11.3 17.0 z a . 3 JJ. I 43.4 56.7 o o . I 75.6 94.4 I 1 3 . 3
( 1 6G A . ) .50 3.8 13.4 20.1 30.2 39.1 51.4 67.1 78.3 89.5 1 11 . 8
625 2.8 18.2 27.3 41.0 t J . I 69.8 9 1 . 1 106.2 121.4
0.060 .75 2.2 23.2 34.B 52.2 67.6 BB.B 11 5 . 9
.875 1.8 28.3 42.5 6 3 . 8 82.6 108.6
1.00 t.c 34.0 5 1 . 0 76.5 99.2
.438 7.6 6.7 10.1 t 3 . I 19.6 25.7 33.6 3 9 . 1 44.7 55.9 6 7 . 1 83.9 1 1 1 . 8
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1.125 2.1 24.3 36.4 54.6 70.8 93.1
1.25 1.8 28.3 4 2 . 5 63.8 82.6 108.6
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1.50 3.2 15 . 9 23.9 35.9 46.5 61.1 79.7 93.0 106.3
2.00 Z.J 22.1 33.2 49.9 64.7 85.0 11 0 . 8
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.875 9.0 5,6 8.5 2.8 to.c 21.7 28.3 3 3 0 37.B .18.0
47.2 5 6 7 70.8 94.4 1
11GA.) 00 7,,5 6,8 0.2 5 . 3 1 9 . 8 26.1 34.0 39.7 45.3 c o ./ 68.0 8s.0 1 1 3 . 3
125 6.3 8.1 2.1 8 . 2 23.6 31,0 4 0 . 5 47.2 54.0 67.5 8 1 . 0 101.2
0.120 25 5.5 9.3 3 . 9 20.9 27.0 3 5 , 5 46.4 5 4 . 1 6 1. 8 77.3 92.7 11 5 . 9
50 4.4 1 . 1 . 6 4 26.1 33.8 44.4 5 8 . 0 67.6 77.3 96.6 11 5 . 9
2.00 2.9 17.6 26.4 39.6 5 1. 3 67.4 87.9 1 0 2 . 6 117.2
875 11.9 4 . 3 6 . 4 9.6 12.5 io.4 2 14 25.0 28.6 35.7 42.9 5 3 . 6 71.4 89.3 107.1
1.00 9.9 c. I 77 1.1.6 15.0 19.7 25.8 3 0 . 0 34.3 42.9 ct.J 64.4 8 5 . 9 1 0 7 . 3
(10GA.) 1.125 8.5 6.0 9.0 1 3 , 5 | / . c 23.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 50.0 60,0 75.0 1 0 0 . 0
|.z? 7.3 7 . 0 10.5 15.7 20.4 2 6 . 8 3 4 9 40.8 46.6 58.2 69.9 87.3 116.4
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2.00 4.A 12.7 19,1 28.7 37.2 48.9 63.8 74.4 85.0 106.3
2.50 J. l to.J 24.7 37.0 48.0 6 3 , 0 82.2 95.9 109.7
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1.25 14.3 3 . 5 5 . 3 8 , 0 1 0 . 4 13.7 17.8 20.8 23.8 29.7 35.7 44.6 59.4 74.3 89.2 1 1 8 . 9
1.50 11.2 6.8 1 0 . 3 13.3 l a I 22.8 25.5 30.4 37.9 45.5 56.9 75.5 94.9 11 3 . 8
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LINEAR
STEEL DIE (2000 PRESS
MECHANICAL BRAKES-STANDARD ONLY
STROKE
T H I C KOPENING
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2.00 27.0 3.4 4.6 7.7 7.7 10.3 10.3 13.7 tJ,/20.6 25.7 1A e
51.4
2.50 19.7 4.0 5.0 qn 9.0 14.0 140 1 8 . 0I 18.0 27.4 34.0 46.9 70.4
.313 3.00 tc.J 4.2 9.4 11.8 17.2 17.2 20.4 20.4 32.9 43.9 60.5 90.6
3.50 12.7 4.4 5.5 9.7 12.1 18"5 18.5 23.6 23.6 35.0 50.8 68.1
4.00 10.5 4.6 5.8 10.3 12.8 19.0 19.0 25.4 26.7 3 8 . 1 57.1 76.2
500 7.7 25.2 25 27.6 346 448 728
2.00 42.3 2.2 2.9 4.9 4.9 6.6 6.6 8.7 8 . 7 1 3 . 1 16.4 21.9 32.
2.50 30.9 2.4 3.2 5.7 5.7 8.9 8.9 1 1. 4 1 1 . 4 17.2 22.4 29.9 44
3.00 24.0 t.o 3.4 6.0 11.0 .0 13.0 14.0 21.0 28.0 36.0 57.8
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3.6 6.3 7.9 11.7 7 15.3 22.6 32.9 44.1 70.7
4.00 to.J 2.8 3.8 6.6 8.3 I t.J 2.3 16.4 17.2 . A E 36.8 49.0 85.1
5.00 I Z . J 15.8 5.8 17.3 21.7 2 8 . 1 4 5 . 6 59.5
6.00 9.5 676
2.50 45.8 2.2 3.9 3.9 6.0 b.u 7.8 7.8 1 1 . 6 t c .I 20.2 30.3
.00 2.3 A1
c. I 7.5 7.5 B.B 8 , 8 14.2 1 9 . 0 26.1 39.2
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28.6 2.4 4.3 D.4 8.0 8.0 10'5 10.5 15.5 22,5 3S;tr ..4s$'
.438 4.00 24.4 2.5 4.4 5.5 8.2 8.2 10.9 I t.D 16.4 24.6 32.8 54.5
5 . 0 0 17.3 11.2 11.2 12.3 15.4 20.0 32.4 L + Z . J 69.6
'14.8 43.4 76,0
6.00
700 11.2
3 . 5 0 39.7 J,I 3.9 5.8 5.8 7.6 7 . 6 1 1 . 2 16.2 21.8 34.9
4.00 33.3 J.a 4.1 6.0 6.0 8r0. 8.4 12.0 1 8 . 0 24,0 39.9
5.00 24.6 8.0 8.0 ;'8.6 , [{J.E, 14_U 20.0 29.7 4S.0
.500 6.00 1 9 . 4 JJ. I 58.0
7.00 1 5 . 9 63.2
'13 69.8
8.00 1
4.00 5 8 . 3 2.3 3.4 3.4 4.6 4.8 6.9 1 0 . 3 13.7 22.8
5.00 43.1 AE 5.0 6.2 8.0 1 3 . 0 17.0 28.0
6:00 33,3 , i", llt ri rJ 19,3 33.8
.625 36.7
7.00 27.4
8.00 23.3 39.3
1 00 0 16I
6.00 53.5 12.0 21.0
7.00 43.6 24.9
.750 & 0 0 r 36.5 26.0
10"00 27.1
1 2 . 0 0 21.0
7.00 64.6 tJ.o
8.00 5 2 , 9 17.3
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12.00 31.6
14.00 252
/.00 s1.2 1 1. 4
8.00 76.2 12.0
10.00 tAa
1.000
00 44.2
14.00 35.2
1600 29.4
10.00 97.0
12.00 75.5
1 . 2 5 0 14.00 61.6
16.00 5 1. 1
2000 377
12.00 119.0
14.00 97.3
1.500 16.00 8s,6
20.00 59.5
2400 468 19
16.00 11 8 . 0 q
20.00 87.5
1 . 7 5 0 24.00 68.8
30 00 507 F
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16.00 165.0 F

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24.00 96.0
30.00 70.8 @
.Pressbrake
tonnage
capacity andnearbottom
atmidstroke 5AC,9ACand13AC
of stroke.Series tonnage ratings
capacity areforlowspeed
listed operation.
t2
 MILD VEE TONS LINEAR
FEET
STEEL D I E (2000
LB)
T H I C K . OPENING PER -ONNAGE
NOIVIINALNOIVINAL FOOT
HYDRAULIC
PRESS
BRAKE
IN C HE S INCHES 60 90 IJJ t/c 230 300 350 400 500 600 750 1000 1250 1500 2000
1.50 39.8 2.9 3.7 4.9 6.4 7.5 8.5 10.7 12.8 16.0 21.4 26.7
32.0 42.7
2.00 27.0 2.8 4.3 5.5 7.2 9.4 1 1. 0 12.6 15.7 18.9 23.6 31.5 39.3
47.2 63.0
2.50 19.7 20 5.8 7.6 9.9 12.9 15.1 17.3 21.6 25.5 32.4 4J. I 53.9
64.7 86.3
.313 3.00 15.3 5 . 0 7.5 9.7 12.8 16.7 19.4 22.2 27.8 33.3 41.7 55.6 69.4 8 3 . 3 111
3.50 12.7 6.0 9 . 0 1 1 . 7 1E I
20.1 23.4 26.8 33.5 40.2 50.2 6 6 . 9 83.7 100.4
4.00 10.5 7 . 3 1 0 . 9 14.2 1 8 . 6 24.3 28.3 32.4 40.5 48.6 60.7 8 1. 0 101.2
5.00 7.7 9.9 14.9 19.3 2 5 . 4 33.1 38.6 44.1 55.2 66.2 82.8 11 0 . 4
2.00 42.3 2.7 3.5 4.6 6.0 7.0 8.0 1 0 . 0 12.1 1 5 . 1 20.1 25.1 30.1 40.2
2.50 30.9 2.5 4.8 o.J 8.3 9.6 11.0 tJ.d 16.5 20.6 27.5 34.4 41.3 55.0
3.00 24.0 3.2 4.8 6.3 8.3 1 0 . 0 12.4 14.2 17.7 Z I.J 26.6 35.4 44.3 cJ. I 70.8
.375 3.50 19.6 3.9 5 . 9 7.6 10.0 13,0 15.2 17.3 21.7 26.0 32.5 43.4 54.2 6 5 . 1 86.7
4.00 16.3 7.0 9.1 12.0 1 5 . 6 1 8 . 3 20.9 26.1 31.3 39.1 52.1 65.2 78.2 1 0 4 . 3
5.00 12.3 6.2 9.3 12.1 1 5 . 9 20.7 24.2 27.6 J 4 . b 41.5 51.8 69.1 86.4 1 0 3 . 7
6.00 9.5 8 . 0 12.0 1 5 . 6 20.6 26.8 3 1 . 3 35.8 4 4 / 53.7 o/.1 89.5 1 1 1 . 8
2.50 45.8 2.5 3.2 4.3 5.6 6.5 I I1.1 13.9 1 8 . 6 23.2 27.8 J t . l
3.00 35.4 2.2 3.2 4.2 5.5 7.2 8.4 9.6 12.0 1 44 18.0 24.0 30.0 36.0 48.0
3.50 28.6 2.7 4.0 5.2 6.8 8,9 10.4 11.9 14.9 17.8 22.3 29.7 37.2 44.6 59;4
.438 4.00 24.4 3.1 4.7 o. I 8.0 10.5 12.2 13.9 17.4 20.9 26.1 34.8 52.3 6 9 . 7
5.00 17.3 44 6.6 8.6 1 1. 3 14.7 17.2 19.7 24.6 29.5 36.8 49.1 61.4 73.7 98.3
6.00 14.8 5.2 7.8 1 0 . 1 13.2 17.2 20.1 230 28.7 34.4 ia1
57.4 7 1 . 8 86.1 11 4 . 9
7.00 11.2 6 . 8 10.2 1 3 . 3 174 22.8 26.6 30.4 379 45.5 56.9 75.9 94.9 11 3 . 8
3.50 39,7 2.9 3.7 4.9 o.c 7.5 8.6 10.7 12.8 16.1 26,8 3 2 . 1 4 2 . 8
4.00 33.3 2.3 3 , 4 4.5 5.9 7.7 8.9 1 0 . 0 12.8 rc.J 1 9 . 1 25.5 3 1 . 9 38.9 51,1
.500 5.00 24.6 J. I 4.7 o.l 8.0 1 0 . 4 12.0 1 3 . 8 17.3 20.7 25.9, 34.6 43.2 51.8 6S,1
6.00 19.4 3.9 5.9 7.7 10.1 13.1 15.3 175 21.9 26.3 32.9 4 3 . 8 54.8 65.7 87.6
i.00 15.9 4.8 7.2 9.4 12.3 16.0 18.7 26.7 3 2 . 1 40.1 53.5 66.8 80.2 1 0 6 . 9
8.00 13.1 5.8 8.8 11.4 14.9 19.5 22.7 26.0 32.4 3 8 . 9 48.7 64.9 8 1. 1 97.3 1 2 9 . 8
4.00 58 z.o 3.4 4.4 c. I 5.8 7.3 8.7 10.9 14.6 18.2 21.9 292
5.00 Ae1
2.7 J.J 4.5 5.9 6.9 7.9 9.9 11 . 8 14.8 19.7 24.7 2 9 6 3 9 . 4
.625 6.00 z.o 3.4 5.9 7.7 8;9 10.0 r3.0 15.3 1 9 . 1 25,5 3 1 . 9 38.9 5 1 . 1
700 27.4 2.8 4.2 5.4 7.1 9.3 1 09 IL.q 1 5 . 5 1 86 23.3 31.0 38.8 4 6 . 5 62.0
8.00 23.3 3.4 4.9 6.4 8.4 1 0 . 9 12.8 14.6 18.2 21.9 27.4 36.5 45.6 54.7 73.0
10.00 1 69 4.5 6.8 8.8 11 . 5 1 5 . 1 17.6 20.1 25.1 30.2 377 50.3 62.9 75.4 1006
6.00 53.5 2.1 2.8 3.7 4.8 5.6 6.4 7.9 9.5 1 1. 9 15.9 1 9 . 9 23.8 3 1. 8
7.00 43.6 2.6 3.4 4.5 5.8 6.8 7.8 9.7 1 17 14.6 1 95 2 4 . 4 29.2 39.0
.750 8.00 36.5 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.4 7.0 8.5 9.3 It.o 14.0 17.5 23.3 29.1 34.9 46.6
10.00 27.1 2.8 4.2 5.5 9.4 11.0 12.5 15.7 18.8 23.5 31.4 39.2 47.0 62.7
12.00 21.0 7.1 9.3 121 1^a
16.2 20.2 24.3 3 0 . 4 40.5 50.6 60.7 8 0 9
7.00 64.6 2.3 3.0 3.9 4.6 5.3 6.6 7.9 9.9 13.2 to.q 1 9 . 7 26.3
8.00 52.9 2.2 2.8 3.7 4.8 5.6 b.4 8,0 9.6 12.1 16.1 20.1 24.1 32.1
.875 10:00 3S,7 2.9 3.7 4.9 6.4 7.5 8.6 10.7 12.8 t o .I 21.4 26.8 n t . I 42.8
12.00 3 1. 6 4.7 6.2 8.1 94 10.8 tJ.c 16.1 20.2 2 6 . 9 33.6 40.3 5 3 . 8
14.00 25.2 10.1 13.5 16.9 20.2 25.3 JJ. / 42.2 5 0 . 6 67.5
7.00 91.2 2.1 2.8 3.3 3.7 5.6 7.0 9 . 3 11.7 14.0 18.6
8.00 76.2 2.0 26 3.3 3.9 AE
5.6 6.7 8.4 11.1 13.9 16.7 22.3
'15.0
1.000 0.00 56.3 2.0 2.6 3.5 4.5 5.3 6.0 7.5 9.1 11.0 18.9 22.6 30.2
2.00 44.2 3.4 4.4 5.8 6.7 7.7 9.6 11.5 14.4 19.2 24.0 28.8 38.5
4.00 35.2 7.2 9.7 12.1 14.5 18,1 30.2 36.2 48.3
6.00 29.4 8.7 11.6 14.5 17.3 21.7 28.9 36.1 43.4 57.8
0.00 97.0 2.0 2.6 3.1 3.5 4.4 5.3 6.6 8.8 10.9 13.1 |/.3

1.250 2.00 75.5 2.0 2.6 3.4 3.9 4.5 5.6 6.8 8.4 11 . 3 1/ I
169 22.5
4.00 61.6 4.1 5.5 6.9 8.3 1 0 . 3 13.8 17.0 20.7 27.6
16.00 51.1 5.0 6.7 8.3 1 0 . 0 12.5 16.6 20.8 24.9 33.3
20.00 37.7 6.8 9.0 1 1. 3 13.5 16.9 22.5 28.2 33.8 45.1
12.00 119 2.1 2.9 J_O ^a
5.4 7.1 8.9 10.7 14.3
1.500 14.00 97.3 2.6 3.5 44 5.2 o.o 8.7 1 0 . 9 1 3 . 1 17.5
16.00 80.6 J.t 4.2 5.3 6.3 7.9 10.5 13.2 1 6 . 0 21.1
20,00 59.5 4.3 5.7 7.1 8.6 10.7 t4.J 17.9 28.6
24.00 46.8 5.4 7.3 9.1 1 0 . 9 13.6 1 8 . 2 22.7 27.2 36.3
16.00 118 2.2 2.9 3.6 4.3 5.4 7.2 9.0 1 0 . 8 1 44
20.00 B7.5 2.9 3.9 4.9 5.8 t.5 9.7 12.1 1 4 . 6 1 9 . 4 3
1.750
24.00 68.8 3.7 4.9 6.2 7/
9.3 12.4 1q A
18.5 -
30.00 50.7 5.0 6.7 8.4 1 0 . 0 12.6 16.8 21.0 25.1 ee 6
16.00 165 2.1 2.6 J. I 3.9 5.2 6.4 7.7 1 0 . 3
20.00 122 a.l 2.8 3.5 4.2 5.2 7.0 8.7 1 0 . 5 13.9
2.000 24.00 96.0
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2.7 3.5 4.4 5.3 6.6 8.9 1 1. 1 1 3 . 3 17.7
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STRUCTURALSt|IPS
STEEI. .l80- .500 BT 1T
1.2
ALL 58fl 34Min. 500-1000 l0T t.5r
I.OW.AI"IOY
A-242 t|IG||-STREi'IGTH .tB0".250 21 ?1 t.l
70MrN. 50MtN. .2s0-.500
STRUCIURALST[[L
A-283 LOW AND IENSILI
INTTRMEDIATE STRINGTH .180-.500 dl IT 1.0
A 4t55 24Min.
500- I .000 r0r t5I
CARBON PLA][S
SIEEL OISTUCTURAT
OUAIITY
. l8 0 .-5 0 0 BT tl
1.0
B 50"60 2/ Min. .500 - r.000 tnT t.5T
.t80- .500 8T IT
t.l
t 55-65 30MtN. 500- I.000 r0T r.5I
.r80-.500 8T IT
1.2
D 60-72 33MIN .500- r.000 t0T r5T
A-285 I.OW
ANDINIERMIOAII STRENO]I|
TIN$I"E .180. .500 UI IT
1.0
A 4t65 24MrN. 500. I .000 107 l.5T
CARBON
STEIL FOR
PI.ATIS VISSEI.S
PRISSURI
.l 80- .500 BT 1T t.l
B 50t0 27MtN. 500- 1.000 r0T I .5r
.180-.500 8T IT
c 55-/5 30MrN. I0T 1.51
t.2
.500-1.000
N299 CARBONMANGANISI S]EEL
SILI(ON PI.ATI 75-95 42MtN. .t80-1.00 I 1.51 1.5
FOR PRESSURE
VESSII.S
oT,
A-51
4 HIGH.YIIO
SNINGTH, AND
OUENCt|IDIEMPERED 180-1.000 0l rl
3.1
1r0.130 100MtN. 0\/ER1.000 3t
SNI PUTE
AI.IOY SUITABI.I
IORWETDING 0t

A5l5 CARBON PLA]ES

STEEI IORINTTRMEDIATI
ANI] .l80- .500 8T 1.2
55 5t75 30MtN. 500-1000 l0I t.5T
l|IGHER
TIMPERATURE FOR
SERVICI
VESSEI.S
PRISSURE .t80- .500 BT lI
1.3
60 60-80 32MtN. .500- 1.000 107 I .57
.180-.500 UI l.5T I .45
65 65.85 35MIN. s00- r.000 2I 2I
.180..500 t2I 2I
1.6
t0 /090 38MIN .500"
1.000 t4T 7t
A51
6 $EEtPI.ATIS
CARBON IORMODERATI
AND .l80-.500 UI tl
1.2
55 55-75 30MIN: l.5T
TEIIIPERATURl
t0WtR F0R
SIRVICE .500-1.000 l0T
PRISSUREVESSI$ '60t0 .t80. .500 8T 1T
1.3
60. 32MIN .500- 1.000 l0T I5T
.r80-.500 tul .51
1.45
65 65.85 35'lllN. "1.000
500 l2t 2I
.180-.500 t2T 2I
1.6
7.0 7&90 38MrN. .500-
1.000 147 1T
A-5t
/ HIGH ALLOY
SIRINGTIT,STIIL AND
OUTNIt|ID .t80 000 6T 2T
3.1
ilfl35 100
MtN. OVER 000 6T 3T
ftMPERIDPI,AIES
FORPRESSURE
VTSSILS
A-537 ||IAITREATED, MANGAl.|ESFSII.ICOl'l
CAIBON .t80t.250 4T 3T
STEELPI.ATE
FOR VESSIL
NESSURT
ctAssI 70-90 50i4rN. 0vER 1.250 6T 4I 1.9
.t80-.250 6T 4l
2.0
ctASs
tl 80r00 60MtN. ()VER250 6T 5T
A-572 HIGH.STRENGTH
IOW.AI.LOY
IOIUMBIUM.VANADIUM .tB0-.250 0I t.5T 1.4
42 60MIN 42MtN. 2T 11
S]EEtS
OISTRUCTURAi
OUALITY .250-.500
.l 80-.250 2I 2I 1.6
50 65MtN. 50^ lN. .250-.500 2I 2.57
.l 80-.250 4T 3T t.8
60 /5 MIN 60l tN. 4T 3.51
.250.500
.t80-.250 4l J . 5|
1.9
65 BO
MIN. 65MtN. 250-.500 6T 4T
I.OW.AI.IOY
4588 HIGl|.$R|l'lOTII SIRUCTIJAT
STEEL'/VITH .1B0-.250 OT 21
5O.OOO
PSI YIITD
MINIMUM IO4' T||I[K
POINT
Ar.t 70MIN 50[4rN. .25S.500 2I 3T |.l

A-606 STITL AND

SHIIT STRIP,
||OTROLLTD
AND IOLD 0-.062 UI lI
ROLtID, IOW.AI.LOY
t]IGH.SIRINGTH, WITH H.R. /0 MtN. 50MtN. .062-.250 101 21 1.7
IMPROVED RESISTANCI
CORROSION .250".500 l2T 3T
ANNIAL.
T.R. 0-.062 UI
1.6
65MtN. 45'1llN.
OVER.062 t0T 2I
NORM.
||I6H.S]RIN6TlJ
A-633 NORMALIZID LOW-ALIOY A-b 63-83 42^4tl'l. 0t.00 ltl II 1.6
SIRUOUMTSTEET CD /s90 50iUlN 01.00 121 2l 1.7
E 80,100 6n iitN 0t.00 T2I }I 1(r
SNUCTUMI.
A-656 HOT.ROLTED HIGH.STRINGTH
STEEL, I.OW. 0-.250 8T tl
1.5
50 60MtN. s0MtN. ?{n-750 101 l.5T
AttOY PLATI
SIEEL WITH FORMABITITTY
IMPROVED
0-.250 8T ]T E

60 /0 MtN. 60MtN. lnT t{T 1.6

.250-./50
0-.250 8T IT
t0 80MlN. 70MIN 1.8
?\0.7{0 107 I .5r O

0-.250 8T IT
2.1
80 90MtN. 80MtN. .250-./50
t4 t0l I .5r
Thetensileand/oryieldstrengthof manyASTMsteelsarespecifiedasminimumvalueswith no limit on the maximum, Thischartis
yieldstrengths15,000
basedon the actualtensilestrengthand./or PSIabovethe specifiedminimumvalues.Steelexceeding thisvalue
mustbe Iimitedto thinnermaterialthanshownin the chart.Theactualphysicalpropertiesandchemicalanalysisof a steelmaymeet
morethanonespecification gradewithin a specification.
and,/or In this casethe capacities and/orgradewith the
for the specification
highestmechanical propertiesmustbeused.TheASTMspecifications listedarethosein effect0nJanuary 1,2000.

ASIMSPT(ITICATION TENSil.t YIEI.D MATTRIAI. 1{0MrNAr. N0illtNAr.

STREI{GTH STRTNGTH THICKNISS VTE DIE UPPER DIT FORMABITITY
No. TYPT K.S.t. K.S.t. INCHES 0PEl,lll'lG RlDiltq FAfTON
t5 lypeA,B,&C NOTSPETIFIED 20-40 ALL BT .0
DSTypeA&B NOTSPEcIFIED 22-35 ALL B] .0
uu5 N0tsPtltftill l:19 ALL 8I .0
EODS NOTSPEIIFIED 15-25 ALL B] .0
55:(jrode
25 2 MIN. 25MtN. AtL 8I .0
Grode
SS: 30 45MIN 30MtN. ALL B] .0
55:Gmde33ivpeI & 2 48MIN, 33MtN. ALL 8l I.0
40lypeI & 2
SS:Grode 52MIN 40MtN. ALL B] 1.0
SS:Grode
80 82MIN BOMIN.
'IT
Ar008
||S|AS: 45(loss
Grode I 60MIN
0-.r
80 BT
STEEI.,
45MtN.
.t80.230 107 I .57
1.5
S||EEI
COLD 0-.1
B0 8T IT
||S|AS:
Grode
45Clos
2 55MIN
ROLLED, .r80-.230 I0T 1.57
CARBON, 0 t80 OT L5T
HSLAS:
Grode
50tlos 1 65MIN
SIRUCTURAT, .tB0-.230 2I 2I
50MtN. 1.6
HIOH. 0-.i80 OT 1.5T
HSLAS:
Grode
50tlos2 60MrN.
SIRINGT|l .180-.230 2T 2T
LOW.AI.tOY B0
0".1 2I 2I
HSLAS:
Grode
55ClosI /0 MtN.
ANDHIGH. .rB0-.230 2I 2.51
55MtN. 1.7
SIRINGI|I 0-.1
B0 2I 21
I]S[-AS:
Gmde
55CIos2 65MtN.
LOW.AI-LOY .r80".230 2I 2.51
WIT|l
[|S|AS:
Gmde
60Closs
I 75MtN.
0-.r
B0 2I 2.51
IMPROVTD
60MtN.
I B0-.230 4l 3T
LB
FORMABILITY 0-.1
B0 2I 2.51
HS|AS: 60tloss
0rode 2 /0 MlN.
I 80-.230 4T 3T
650osI
|ISI,AS:0rode BO
MIN.
0-.rB0 4T 3T
65MIN
IB0-.230 4I 3.57 l9
B0
0-.1 4T 3T
flSLAS:
Grode
650oss
2 75MrN.
I 80'.230 4I 3.sT
I1S|AS:
Grode
/0 Closs
I 85MtN.
180 r6l 4l

/0 MtN.
IB0-.230 161 51
2.0
0-.1
80 167 41
HSI-AS:
Grode
70tloss
2 80MrN.
.180.230 167 5T
[|S|AS'F:
Grode
50 60MtN. 50MIN 0-.230 t0T t.5T 1.5
I|SI"AS{: 60 0-.1
80 8T t.5T
Grode /0 MlN. 60MtN. 1.6 E
O\/ER.t80 t0T 2T
0.B10 OT
HSLAS{:
Grode
70 BO
MIN. /0 MtN. t.B
0vtR.180 OT I c
O
0-.1
B0 OT 2I
HSl,ASf:
GmdeB0 90MIN 80MIN 2.0
0v[R.t80 2I 2.51
o

NOTE:1.Theformabilityfactorslistedin the chartarebasedona factorof 1.0for mildsteelwith a tensilestrengthof 60,000

p.s,i,
anda yieldstrengthof 40,000 p.s.i.
2.TheASTMspecifications listedarethosein effectJanuary1,2000.
3.Highstrengthlowalloysteelandstainless steelshouldnotbeformedat temperatures below50"F(10"C).

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 ASTM
SPTCITIftTION TENSil.I YIEI.D MATERIAI. N0mtilAr. iloM[{At
STRTI{GTH STRTNGTH THI(KNESS vtt Dlt UPPTR DIE f0RillABil.rTY
l{0. IYPE K q-t- lLs.l. t1{ftts OPEI{ING RADIIIS TACTOR
(STvpe
A,B,&C SPICIfIED 30-50
NOT 0-.230 BT IT 1.0
DSTvoeA&B SPEt|FITD 30-45
NOT 0-.230 8I IT 1.0
)): br00e
JU 49MtN. 30MIN 0,.230 8i IT 1.1
SS:Grode
33 52MIN 33MtN. 0-.230 t0l t.5T l.t5
SS: 36lvoe1
Grode s3MtN. 36MlN. 0-.230 l0T l.5T t.l5
SS: 36Tvpe
Grode 2 58-80 36MtN. 0-.230 l0T r.5T 1.3
SS:Grode
40 55MtN. 40MtN. 0-.230 21 2t 1.25
45
SS:Grode 60MlN. 45MtN. 0-.230 l2I 21 1.5
50
SS:Grode 65MlN. 50MrN. 0-.230 2I 2.57 1.6
SS:Grode
55 /0MrN. 55MtN. 0-.230 127 3T 1.7
A-t
0tI 0-.1
80 8T IT
HSLAS: 45Clos1
Grode 60MtN. t0T 1.51
S]FFIqHFFT .r80-.230 t.5
45MtN.
ANDSTRIg 80
0-.1 8T II
HSI"AS: 45tlos2
Grode 55MlN. l0T t.5r
HOT ROILED, .180-.230
TARBON, 80
0-.1 OT t.5t
Grode
HS|AS: I
50Closs 65MrN. .t80-.230 2T 21
STRUCTURAL, 50MtN. 1.6
t|IGH.STRENGTH B0
0-.t OT t.ll
HS|AS: 50Clos2
Grode 60MtN.
AND
LOW-ALI-OY .r80-.230 2I 2l
HIGH.STRINGTt| 80
0-.1 2I 21
HS|AS: 55ClosI
Grode /0 MtN.
LOWAIIOY
WITI 55MIN
.180-.230 21 2.sI 1.7
IMPROVED 0-.1
80 2T 21
HSLAS:
Grode 2
55Closs 65MtN. 2.51
FORMABLITY .t80-.230 21
0.180 121 2.5r
HSIAS: 60[losI
Grode /5 MlN.
.180-.230 l4r 3T LB
60MIN
80
0-.1 t2T 2.51
HSLAS:
Grode 2
60tloss /0 MlN.
t4r 31
180.230
B0
0'.1 t4T 3T
liSI-AS:
Grode
65tlosI BO
MIN. 3.57
.tB0-.230 t4T 1.9
65MrN. 4T 3T
0-.1
80
HSI,AS: 65tlos2
Grode 75MlN.
rB0-.230 4T 3.51
0-.r
80 6T 4T
HSLAS: /0 (losI
Grode 85MrN.
/0MrN.
.180-.230 6i 5T 2.0
0-.1
80 6T 4T
HS|AS: 70Clos
Grode 2 BO
MIN.
.rB0-.230 6T 5I
I1S|AS{;
Gmde50 60MtN. 50MtN. 0-.230 OT I .5I 1.5
0.180 8T r.5l 1.6
llS|AS-F: 60
0rode /0 MtN. 60MtN.
OVER.IBO l0T 2t
B0
0-..l t0T 2I 1.8
||S|AS{:
Grode
70 80MtN. 70MtN.
0\/[R
.180 r0T 2.51
80
0-.1 l0T 2I 2.0
HSLASf: 80
Grode 90MIN 80MrN. l2l 2.57
.t80
o\/ER

Iil{Sil.1 YITTD MATERIAT N0illrt{At iloffi1{Ar

MATTRIAI TYPT STRTlIGTH SIRTNGTH THICKlITSS vtt Dlt UPPTR DII FORMABII.ITY
K.S.t. K.S.t. [{(Hts 0Pt1{lNG RADIUS FAOOR
S]AINLESS 302 0-.500 8T II
80"90 30-40 t.3
STIIL 304.3041.316.
&316t .s00t.000 t0I 1.57 3
25
0-.1 8T II
3004-1134 35TYP 2I TYP 0.6
.r25-.r
88 t0T 1.5-37
AIUMINUM 28TYP
0-.03r 8T IT
0.7
5052-H32 33TYP tr
.031-.062 t0T 2I O
0-.031 8T IT
606r{6 42IYP 37TYP 0.8
.03r-.062 l0I 2I o

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 ln Jan of 2000 new ASTM Specifications The
41008 & A1011 replacedseveralold ASTM Specifications.
chart shown here is a cross referencebetweenthe old and the new specifications.

aslt sPtc
l{0. GRADI PRtvtous
sPEc
CSlype
A cs = (oMMtRoAtsIEEt
tSType
B 4.366 D5 = DRAI|I|INOSIEEI.
CSlype
C DDs = DITPDRAWINGSTEET
DSType
A TDDS = ENRA DEEPDRAI/\|I]'|G
sTEII,
DSType
B A-620 55 = STRUOURALSTEEI
DDS A-963 HSTAS = |||GH-SIRENGIHL0W-A|-LOYSTItt
EDDS Ar69 HSI.AS-F= l|IGtl.SIRI1'lGTl|
TOW-AI.TOY
$EEL
WITI|
IMPROVID
FORMAOITIIY
)5: br00e
l5 A T 1G1R A
SS:Grode
30 A T IG I R
B
SS:Orode
33TypeI A-61I 6RClypeI
SS:Grode
33Type2 A-61I GR CType2
55:Grode
40TypeI A-61I 6R0Type I
SS:Grode
40Type2 A.5lI GR DType2
Ar008 SS:Orode
80 A.6I I GRE
COLD HS|AS: 45ilosI
Gmde A-607 GR 45flosI
R0U.ED tiSIAS:
Grode
45Clos 2 A.607 GR 45tloss2
'l
Sl|ETT HS|AS:Grode
50tloss A-60/ GR 50ClosI
HS|^AS:0rode
50Clos 2 A-607 6R500oss 2
HSLAS:Grode
55CIos I A-607 GR 55ClosI
I1S|AS:
Gmde55Closs2 A.60iGR 55Closs2
HSLAS:
Grode
60ClosI A.60/ GR 60ClosI
l|SLAS:0rode
60Clos 2 A-607 GR 60Clos 2
HSLAS:
Grude
65Clos1 A-607 0R65ClosI
|"IS|AS: 65(los2
Grode A-607 GR 65Clos 2
HSLAS:
Grode
70ClosI A.60i0R70ClosI
[|S|AS:
Grode
/0 Closs
2 At0i GR /0 Closs2
HStASf:
Grode
50 A-/l5GR 50 .
HS|AS-F:
Gmde60 A-/15 GR 601
tlS|AS.F: 70
Grode A{,15ff ZO,
HSLAS-F:
Orode
80 . . A'7t$ GR80 i',

cSTvpe
A
B
[S.lype : , 'A:16!,
CSlwe( :...:1,.

3ivrl
u) typo
u k622
55:Oiode
30 A-5i
0GR30
)): t f00eJJ A"570
GR33
SS:
Grode
36Type
1 A-570
GR36
SS:
Grode
36Type2
SS:Grode
40 A-5i06R40
55:0rode
45 A-570GR 45
5S:Grode
50 A.s70GR 50
At0ll )): trlooe)) A-5/0GR 55
HOT HS|AS:
Grode
45ClosI A-607
GR 45tloss
I
R0u.ED HS|"AS:
Grode
450oss 2 A"60i
GR 45tlos2
St|EET l|SLAS:
Orode
50ClossI A-607
GR 50ClosI
I|SI,AS: 50(los2
Grode A-60/
GR 50Clos2
HSLAS:
Grode
55Clos1 A-607
GR 55tloss
I
HSLAS:
Grode
55Closs2 At0/GR 55Clos2
[|S|AS:
Grode
60[|osI A-607
GR 60Closs
I
H5LA5:
Orode
60Closs2 A-60i
6R60tlos2
HSTAS: 65(losI
Grode A.607
GR 650osI
HSIAS:
Orode
65Clos2 A.60iGR65tlos2
HSLAS:
Grode
/0 ClosI A-607
GR 70iloss
I
||SLAS:
Orode
70Closs
2 A-60/
0R70Clos 2
HSTAS{:
Grode50 A-/t5GR50
HSLAS-F:
6rode60 A-7156R60
HSLAS-F:
Grcdei0 A-/l5GR70
H(l [(-F' Grnrlc80 t.7]( cPnn
o

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 ASTM
SPTC PRODUCER NAME
ANDPRODUfi
AffiE A[GOMA AK INTAND uv
BETH[EHEMISPAT
N0. GRADE TYPE srtlr(0. SIEET
INC. (ORP.
SITET CORP. STTET
STEET CORP.
CORP.STEET
A242 A&B
SIRUCTUAI COR.TEN MAYARI
R
t'l
OUINCH "T.IA,T-IB'
A5t4 ALGOMA
IOO
&TEMPER N-A.XTRA
TI
OUE}lItl ,ItA,T.18"
A5l7 &IEMPER N.A.NM
42 A42YO A5/2-42
A|-G0M{S A-572-42 42XKM
I.TV
50 A5OYO ALGOMAS
457}50 A"572-50 LIV50XK
4572 60 STRUCTUAL A6OYK ALGOMAS
A572TO A-572 60 LTV60XK
65 A65YK A-57?-65 ITV65 XFM
AI6OM{S GR
A588 A
A588 SIRUOUAI, IOR{EN
B Nfini,lt'\d{RRGpR
MAYARI
R
4606 SHIIT SHEET IOR{EN
A ALGOMAS
A6O6
IYPE4
B45W(
A Ar.G0fil{S
A633 0RA
t AI.6OM{S
4633 GRC
4633 SNUCTUAI
D ATGOM{S
4633 6RD RQG6O(N)
E
50 4656
ALGOM{SGR5O BEIHSTAR
50 A656
Gr50
50 A656
ATGOM{SGR6O BEIHSTAR
60 A656
Gr60
4656 PI,A]I
/O
BITHSTAR A656
Gr/0
70
BO BITHSTAR
BO 4656
GrB0
HSLAS: I
45Closs
0rode A45Y0 FORMABTE
45 B45XO INX45
Cbl\l45
||Sl-ASr 45(loss
Grode 2 A45YK B45XK tIV45XK
||SLAS: I
50Closs
Orode A5OYO B5OXO lNX.50
cblv50 t0RMABl_i
50
5O 50x|(
tTV
llSLAS:
Gmde500oss2 A5OYK 85OX|( I1I'FORM
55(losl
HSI"AS:0rode A55YO (bAs5 rORMABLt
55 B55XK rNX-55
HSI-AS:
Grode
55tloss2 A55Y|(
tiSLAS: 60Closs
Grode A6OYO 860X( INXTO
cb^60 r0fiMABtt
65
H \ l t \ ' G r n d pA 0 f l n s c A6OY|( Hr+0RM
60 LTV
6OXl(
I1SIAS: 65tloss
Orode 1 COLD A65Y( cb^65
At008 I|S|AS: 65(loss
Orode 2 ROTLID
70(loss
HSHS:0rode I SliIIT A/OYK B/OX( [|I+0RM
70
||STAS: /0 (los2
Grode
|lStAS.F:
Grode
50 AMOTORM
50B
ASOXI FORMABI.E
5O B5OXI I|I.FORM
50 tTV
50XF
50r
Ar"G0r0RM
ALGOIORM
608 r0RMABr.t
60 B6OXI Hl-t0RM
60 60Xt
tTV
60
tlSllS.F:0rude A6OXF
6OI
ALGOFOR/\/1
HSI,AS{:
6rode
70 ATOXF B/OXF t1r{0RM
70
t-TV
/0xf
HSl,ASf:
Grode
80 ASOXF BSOXI
tTV
80Xf
HS|AS:6rode
45Clos A45YO B45XO tNX"45
4s
cb/u FORMABLE
45
B45XK LTV
45XK
HSI-AS:
Grode
45Oos A45YK
HSLAS:
Grode
50Clos A5OYO B5OXO tNX-50
cbl\is0 FORMABLI
5O
|lSLAS:
Grode
50tloss A\0Y( B5OXK HI.FORM
5O I.TV
5OXK
||S|AS:
Grode
55tloss A55YO tNX-55
cbl\/55 FORMABLI
55 B55XK
||SI-AS:
Grode
550oss A55YK LTV
55XK
HS|AS: 60tloss
Grcde A6OYO tNX-60
cblv60 FORMABLE
65 B6OXK
HSLAS:Grode
60Closs l|OT A5OYK ||t+0RM
60 LTV
6OXK
A10t
I tjSI-AS:
Grude
65tloss ROLt[D A65YK 6s
cb/u
HSIIS:Gmde65Closs SHIET
HSLAS:Grode
/0 Closs B/OXK HI-FORM
7O
ATOY(
HSI-AS:
Grode
/0 Closs
5OB
ALGOFORM
HSI,AS{:
Grode
50 A5OXF FORMABTE
5O B5OXF |lIFORM
50 LTV
50Xf
ALGOFORM
5OF
ALGOIORM
60B B6OXF HI-FORM
6O I"TV
60XF
HS|AS-F:
Grode
60 A6OXF FORMABIT
6O
ALGOIORM
60F
HSLAS{:
Grode
70 A/OXF B/OXF Hl+0RM
/0 LTVO/O
XF
O

HSLAS{:
Gmde80 ABOXF BSOXF LTV
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 PerHoleForOnelevelPunching
Required
Punrhing-Tons
Thickness HoleDiametet
GaugeInch .125 . 1 8 8 .250 .312 .375 .438 .500 .562 .625 .688 .750 .812 s7L ffi ffi
20 .036 .35 . 7 1 .BB 1 . 1 1.2 1 . 4 1 . 6 1 . 8 1 . 9 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8
1 8 .048 .47 .71 .94 1..2 1 . 4 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.6 d.8 ffi"ffir*3.57 'ffi.
.060 .59 B9 1 . 2 1 . 5 1 . 8 2.1 2.4 2 . 7 2.9 3 . 2 3.5 3 . 8 4 . 1 4.4 4 . 7
to

1 4 .075 .74 1 . 1 1 . 5 1 . 9 2.2 2.6 2.9 3# ',7, -Wfu

{. 4 ffi" 5.5 5,9
12 . 1 0 5 1 . 0 1 . 6 2.1 2.6 J.O 4 . 1 4.7 5.2 5 . 7 o.t 6 . 7 7.2 7 . 7 8.3
11 .120 1.2 1 . 8 2.4 3 .0 3.5.-s -4w
"4.,
*&
ffi- tfus
YT 7.7 8.3 8 . 8 9.4
10 2 .0 2 .7 J . J 4 .0 4 . 6 5.3 o . u 6.6 8 . 0 u.o 9.3 1 0 . 0 1 0 . 6
.188 2.8 3.ftw%ffi *dF.o %,tih,k, g.i"' 9.2 10.21 1 . 112.0 12.9 1 3 . 8 14,8
.250 4.9 6.2 7.4 8.6 9 . 8 1 1 . 0 12.3 1 3 . 5 1 4 . 81 6 . 0 17.2 1 8 . 5 19.7
,,#*,,olhl*i E

.375 dN +:e.H t lr.'i''1 3.01 4 . 8 1 6 . 6 1 8 . 5 20.3 22.1 24.0 25,8 27.729.5 e

F

.500 17.2 19.7 22.1 24.6 2 7 . 1 29.5 32.0 34.4 36.9 39.4
ffi'w-
h L.-"*4qdd'i'* 30,833.8 36,9 40.0 43.0 46.1 49.2 a

.750 44.348.0 55.4 59.0

mildsteelplate-shear
Punching strength pounds
of50,000 inch.Oneton= 2,000pounds.
persquare

Generol Theshear strengthof steelcanvary sizeandshouldbemadetotheexact

Formanyyears it hasbeencommon between 75%t080% of theactualtensile diameterthatisrequired.Thediebutton
practice
to usea press brakeforoccasional strengthofthematerial.Todetermine the containstheholediameter plusthe
punching jobs.ThePunching Tonnage load,it isbesttouse80%oftheactual necessaryclearance.Forbestresults
on
Chartshownabove indicatestheload tensile ofthematerial
strength . If amalnial mildsteel,theclearancebetweenthe
requiredtopunchroundholesin ordinary hasa 70,000 psiminimumtensile, it is punchanddiealallpointsshouldbe
mildsteel.Thetonnage iscalculated
by bestto add15,000psitoobtaintheprobable from5%to 7%of themetalthicknes.In
theareabeingsheared
multiplying times strengths
rangeoftensile otherwords, thedieshouldbe10%to 14%
theshearstrength ofthematerial.For ofthemetalthickness largerthanthe
example,theloadrequired topuncha 2" punch.Theclearance couldbedifferent
holein I/4"
diameter (.250")
mildsbelplate: <-PUNCH forvarious [pesofmaterial.
Diameter =
x n thecircumference
limitotions
ofthePress
Broke
ofthecircle.
Thickness = the
x circumference Sincepunching consistsof a shock
load(rapidbuildupofforcefollowed by
arcaofmaterial beingsheared.
Use50,000psi(25tons/inch 2)for animmediate release
oftheloadasthe
mild$eel. Figure
ll-tleurunce punch
betweenand
die malnrlral,
fracture$CincinnatiIncorporated
Punching load= 2" xnx .250x recommends onlyusinga punching load
2= J).ZJtons. (Figure
Cleorunce | 0l upto2/Jofthemarimumratingofthe
25tons/inch
Theremustbeclearancebetweenthe press
brake whenpunching mild$eel.This
punchanddiejustasa shearhas "punching" ratingwill normallyallow
cleanncebetweentheupperandlower safety
sufficient tominimizeabnormal
knives.Theounchdeterminesthehole machine maintenance.
20
 Punching highertensile(70,000 psior recommends limitingtonnage buildupto
Typicalpunchingunitswith
higher)materials will require
added 1/2of themaximum pressbrakecapacity strippersshownshaded
considerations.Theamount ofpenetration whenhightensile steelisbeingpunched.
topuncha holein hightensile $eelis In punching applications wherediesets
muchlessthanthepenetration in mild areused orwhere special machine features
steel(e.g.mildsteel= penetrationof 1/3 (e.g.wrdebed,deep throat,etr.)arcrequired,
metalthickness; = penetration consult
hi$er tensile CincimatiIncorporated Engineering
of only15%of.metal thickness). The foran eval'tation of thepartinvolved.
buildupandrelease oftheloadismore
rapidandhasa greater shockeffect
onthe
pressbrake.Cincinnati Incoryorated It hasbeenfoundthatif thenumber
of holestobepunched results in the
recommended punching ratingofthe
ln ll press brake beingexceeded, punches in

+t-1-! thediesetcanbe"stepped."
hit themetalattwolevels,
Ifpunches
approximately

UU I/2 netalthickness
pLrnching
apatl,a maximum
loadcanbebLrilt up,relea^sed,

fffil
encla seconcl loaclbuilt upanclrelelned in
thesanre stroke wrthoLrtdrurage tothe
SINGLELEVEL
press brake.
Stepping ofthepunches canbc
rtcconrplisheclb1,rnaking thepunches
ditferentlengths, shinrrning under the
pLurches, ormaking stepsin thedieset.
lhe punching lozidnrustcontinue kr
besvnrnretrical.
112Melal thickness

figure
l2-Stripping thepunches
metolfrom
lt isnorrlalforsheet metalbeing
puncited tothepunchasit
tosticktightl,v 'l'he
maximum strippingloadofa
moves upward thehoieispunched. press
:Lfter brakeislimited to 10%ofthe
Not e:' l'hepttnch tnust ttt0t'e d0tt tt'tLt
ctrcl pLrnching capacihr Norrnallythisisnota
lhroughthemetrtlto ertsure the problem unless'stepping lsused. Then,
slugisptnhedthroughlhehole. alloftheholes beingpunched in one
Springs, rnetnlhooks.pob,nrethane
stroke fromthepunches
arestripped
or rttbberarenarmctll't- tnetlto duringtheupstroke ofthepress brake.
strtpthemetalolf thepunch. Tltis Thestripping loadwillbea percentage of
.force tctkes
Jilm 2"/,,
to of
5o/,, the theentire punching 1oad.
punchingJorce.
Figure ofpunthes
II-Stepping
2l