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Re: What things should my team keep in mind when designing sheet metal parts?
Not having faced this question myself :envy:*, I suggest that you learn from your sponsor what exactly their capabilities are, and what metals (including grades) they use. I suspect that a sheet metal sponsor will have plenty of 5052 aluminum, as it has rather high tensile strength and is great for sheet-metal brake-bending applications.
Find out what thicknesses and metal grades they keep in stock, and how much angle they're willing to bend (most bends are 90 degrees or less), and how well they can handle different bends of short/interrupted segments (show them the inner plate of a 2014U2 as an example). It's probably better to design a part that they can fabricate in three days from in-house stock than a part that needs three weeks because they have to order stock, even if it comes out a few ounces heavier. Then, remember to design around what they have told you that they can build!
* another emoji that ought to exist, with bright green eyes
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Last edited by GeeTwo : 24-10-2015 at 21:27.
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