Sheet metal, the Glossary
Sheet metal is metal formed into thin, flat pieces, usually by an industrial process.[1]
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- Fabrication (metal)
Aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.
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Aluminium
Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.
Aluminum can
An aluminum can (British English: aluminium can) is a single-use container for packaging made primarily of aluminum.
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Backgauge
A backgauge is a mechanical system, normally attached to a brake press.
Bending is a manufacturing process that produces a V-shape, U-shape, or channel shape along a straight axis in ductile materials, most commonly sheet metal. Sheet metal and Bending (metalworking) are Fabrication (metal) and metal forming.
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Brass
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve different colours and mechanical, electrical, acoustic and chemical properties, but copper typically has the larger proportion, generally 66% copper and 34% zinc.
Brickwork
Brickwork is masonry produced by a bricklayer, using bricks and mortar.
A piece of brushed aluminium A collection of brushed stainless steel Breville small appliances DeLorean featuring non-structural brushed stainless steel panels The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri Brushed stainless steel or dull polished metal is metal with a unidirectional satin finish.
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Cabinetry
A cabinet is a case or cupboard with shelves or drawers for storing or displaying items.
Catalysis
Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.
Cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback.
Circle grid analysis
Circle grid analysis (CGA), also known as circle grid strain analysis, is a method of measuring the strain levels of sheet metal after a part is formed by stamping or drawing. Sheet metal and circle grid analysis are metal forming.
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Cleco (fastener)
A cleco, also spelled generically cleko, is a temporary fastener developed by the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company.
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Coachbuilder
A coachbuilder or body-maker is a person or company who manufactures bodies for passenger-carrying vehicles.
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Copper
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu and atomic number 29.
Corrugated galvanised iron
Corrugated galvanised iron (CGI) or steel, colloquially corrugated iron (near universal), wriggly tin (taken from UK military slang), pailing (in Caribbean English), corrugated sheet metal (in North America), zinc (in Cyprus and Nigeria) or custom orb / corro sheet (Australia) is a building material composed of sheets of hot-dip galvanised mild steel, cold-rolled to produce a linear ridged pattern in them.
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Cutlery
Cutlery (also referred to as silverware, flatware, or tableware) includes any hand implement used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food in Western culture.
Deep drawing
Deep drawing is a sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch. Sheet metal and Deep drawing are metal forming.
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Die (manufacturing)
A die is a specialized machine tool used in manufacturing industries to cut and/or form material to a desired shape or profile. Sheet metal and die (manufacturing) are metal forming.
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Domestic roof construction
Domestic roof construction is the framing and roof covering which is found on most detached houses in cold and temperate climates.
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Drawing (manufacturing)
Drawing is a manufacturing process that uses tensile forces to elongate metal, glass, or plastic. Sheet metal and Drawing (manufacturing) are metal forming.
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Electric machine
In electrical engineering, electric machine is a general term for machines using electromagnetic forces, such as electric motors, electric generators, and others.
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Fan (machine)
A fan is a powered machine used to create a flow of air.
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A foil is a very thin sheet of metal, typically made by hammering or rolling.
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Formability
Formability is the ability of a given metal workpiece to undergo plastic deformation without being damaged. Sheet metal and Formability are metal forming.
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Forming limit diagram
A forming limit diagram, also known as a forming limit curve, is used in sheet metal forming for predicting forming behavior of sheet metal. Sheet metal and forming limit diagram are metal forming.
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
Heat treating
Heat treating (or heat treatment) is a group of industrial, thermal and metalworking processes used to alter the physical, and sometimes chemical, properties of a material.
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Historic preservation
Historic preservation (US), built heritage preservation or built heritage conservation (UK) is an endeavor that seeks to preserve, conserve and protect buildings, objects, landscapes or other artifacts of historical significance.
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Horse tack
Tack is equipment or accessories equipped on horses and other equines in the course of their use as domesticated animals.
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Hot-dip galvanization
Hot-dip galvanization is a form of galvanization.
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Hydrostatics
Fluid statics or hydrostatics is the branch of fluid mechanics that studies fluids at hydrostatic equilibrium and "the pressure in a fluid or exerted by a fluid on an immersed body".
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Industrial Press
Industrial Press, Inc., is a privately held corporation headquartered in South Norwalk, Connecticut.
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Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
Jewellery
Jewellery (or jewelry in American English) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks.
Laser cutting
Laser cutting is a technology that uses a laser to vaporize materials, resulting in a cut edge.
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Letter box
A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, mail slot or mailbox is a receptacle for receiving incoming mail at a private residence or business.
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Machine press
A forming press, commonly shortened to press, is a machine tool that changes the shape of a work-piece by the application of pressure. Sheet metal and machine press are metal forming.
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Machinery's Handbook
Machinery's Handbook for machine shop and drafting-room; a reference book on machine design and shop practice for the mechanical engineer, draftsman, toolmaker, and machinist (the full title of the 1st edition) is a classic reference work in mechanical engineering and practical workshop mechanics in one volume published by Industrial Press, New York, since 1914.
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Major appliance
A major appliance, also known as a large domestic appliance or large electric appliance or simply a large appliance, large domestic, or large electric, is a non-portable or semi-portable machine used for routine housekeeping tasks such as cooking, washing laundry, or food preservation.
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Mandrel
A mandrel, mandril, or arbor is a tapered tool against which material can be forged, pressed, stretched or shaped (e.g., a ring mandrel - also called a triblet - used by jewellers to increase the diameter of a wedding ring), or a flanged or tapered or threaded bar that grips a workpiece to be machined in a lathe.
A metal is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electricity and heat relatively well.
A metal leaf, also called composition leaf or schlagmetal, is a thin foil used for gilding and other forms of decoration.
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Metal spinning, also known as spin forming or spinning or metal turning most commonly, is a metalworking process by which a disc or tube of metal is rotated at high speed and formed into an axially symmetric part. Sheet metal and metal spinning are metal forming.
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Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28.
Permeability (electromagnetism)
In electromagnetism, permeability is the measure of magnetization produced in a material in response to an applied magnetic field.
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Plate armour
Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer.
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Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element; it has symbol Pt and atomic number 78.
Press brake
A press brake is a machine used for bending sheet metal and metal plate, most commonly sheet metal.
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Pressure vessel
A pressure vessel is a container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.
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Progressive stamping
Progressive Die is a metalworking method that can encompass punching, coining, bending and several other ways of modifying metal raw material, combined with an automatic feeding system. Sheet metal and Progressive stamping are metal forming.
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Pump
A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical action, typically converted from electrical energy into hydraulic energy.
Punching
Punching is a forming process that uses a punch press to force a tool, called a punch, through the workpiece to create a hole via shearing. Sheet metal and Punching are metal forming.
Repoussé and chasing
Repoussé or repoussage is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. Sheet metal and Repoussé and chasing are metal forming.
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
Roll slitting
Roll slitting is a shearing operation that cuts a large roll of material into narrower rolls. Sheet metal and roll slitting are metal forming.
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In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness, to make the thickness uniform, and/or to impart a desired mechanical property. Sheet metal and rolling (metalworking) are metal forming.
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Self-tapping screw
A self-tapping screw is a screw that can tap its own hole as it is driven into the material.
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Sheet metal is metal formed into thin, flat pieces, usually by an industrial process. Sheet metal and Sheet metal are Fabrication (metal) and metal forming.
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element; it has symbol Ag (derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*h₂erǵ'')) and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. The metal is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
Snips
Snips, also known as shears, are hand tools used to cut sheet metal and other tough webs. Sheet metal and Snips are Fabrication (metal).
Stamping (also known as pressing) is the process of placing flat sheet metal in either blank or coil form into a stamping press where a tool and die surface forms the metal into a net shape. Sheet metal and stamping (metalworking) are metal forming.
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Steel
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.
Steel and tin cans
A steel can, tin can, tin (especially in British English, Australian English, Canadian English and South African English), or can is a container made of thin metal, for distribution or storage of goods.
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Storage tank
Storage tanks are containers that hold liquids or compressed gases.
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Strip steel
Strip steel or cold rolled strip is a steel product that is produced from a hot rolled strip that has been pickled.
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Structural steel
Structural steel is a category of steel used for making construction materials in a variety of shapes.
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Surform
A surform tool (also surface-forming tool) features perforated sheet metal and resembles a food grater.
Temper mill
A temper mill is a steel sheet or steel plate processing line composed of a horizontal pass cold rolling mill stand, entry and exit conveyor tables and upstream and downstream equipment depending on the design and nature of the processing system. Sheet metal and temper mill are metal forming.
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Tin
Tin is a chemical element; it has symbol Sn and atomic number 50.
Tin ceiling
A tin ceiling is an architectural element, consisting of a ceiling finished with tinplate with designs pressed into them, that was very popular in Victorian buildings in North America in the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Tinplate
Tinplate consists of sheets of steel coated with a thin layer of tin to impede rusting.
Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22.
Transformer
In electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits.
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Tread plate
Tread plate, also known as checker plate and diamond plate, is a type of metal stock with a regular pattern or lines on one side for slip resistance.
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Turret punch
A turret punch or turret press is a type of punch press used for metal forming by punching. Sheet metal and turret punch are metal forming.
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Ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or F_\text in notation) is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking.
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Valve
A valve is a device or natural object that regulates, directs or controls the flow of a fluid (gases, liquids, fluidized solids, or slurries) by opening, closing, or partially obstructing various passageways.
Water jet cutter
A water jet cutter, also known as a water jet or waterjet, is an industrial tool capable of cutting a wide variety of materials using an extremely high-pressure jet of water, or a mixture of water and an abrasive substance.
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Weldability
The weldability, also known as joinability,.
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6061 aluminium alloy
6061 aluminium alloy (Unified Numbering System (UNS) designation A96061) is a precipitation-hardened aluminium alloy, containing magnesium and silicon as its major alloying elements.
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See also
Fabrication (metal)
- Bending (metalworking)
- Bending machine (manufacturing)
- Blanking and piercing
- Brake (sheet metal bending)
- Crimp (joining)
- Curling (metalworking)
- English wheel
- Fretwork
- H. T. Klugel Architectural Sheet Metal Work Building
- Ironworker (machine)
- Metal fabrication
- Nibbler
- Notching
- Perforation
- Roll forming
- Shear (sheet metal)
- Shearing (manufacturing)
- Sheet metal
- Sheet metal forming simulation
- Snips
- Spring Back Compensation
- Tailored blank
- Tube bending
- Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association
- Web (manufacturing)
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheet_metal
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