The workability of stainless steel. Stainless steels be subjected to normal manufacturing processes. Some examples? The roll forming, bending etc.. Let us see them more specifically.
Working processes
As mentioned earlier today we talk about the workability of stainless steels. What are working processes?
- roll forming
- bending
- cutting with guillotine shear
- drilling
- stamping
- welding
What are the differences?
Austenitic steels are subject to work hardening. This means that to enter into a transaction as the folding you need the 50% extra strength than carbon steels of equal thickness. In addition, austenitic steels are subject to the phenomenon of “spring back”. Also, these type of steels must be over folded about 5° to compensate.
A few precautions
It is necessary to pay special attention to tools used with stainless steel. It is important that the utensils used for working stainless steel are “dedicated” solely for this use. So you will avoid the risk of contamination from the surface of the particles of carbon steel.
Also, for the drilling process it is recommended to use:
- sharp drill bit
- appropriate feed rate
This will prevent the stains or hardening of the material.
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