Bend allowance and developed length calculation for pressbrake bending

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-237

  Pourboghrat, F ^a   Stelson, K A ^b  

^a ALCOA TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEET METAL; STRAIN HARDENING;

BEND ALLOWANCE; PRESSBRAKE BENDING; SACHS' EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS;

BENDING (FORMING);

EID: 0031147224     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831099     Document Type: Article

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