Deep Drawing Stainless Steel Sheet

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.

Deep drawing stainless steel sheet. The process is considered deep drawing when the depth of the drawn part exceeds its diameter. This is achieved by redrawing the part through a series of dies. Lower cycle times per piece than metal spinning and welding operations. It is thus a shape transformation process with material retention.

Monolithic parts can be formed from a single piece of sheet or plate material. Tooling material must be of sufficient hardness with a highly polished surface finish. Can create deep parts while avoiding welds. Deep drawing stainless steel due to the rapid workhardening rates of stainless steels more press power and press energy is required.

This process is sometimes called drawing and is not to be confused with the bulk deformation process of drawing discussed earlier. Because of its extensive experience with this material geerts is unrivalled in its ability to manufacture excellent products. They are very formable and the austenitic grades have substantially higher ductility than carbon steels. Rather uniform material thickness can be achieved in stainless steel shapes.

Frequently a 100 percent increase compared to plain carbon steel of the same thickness is required. Stainless steel and not rust free as often indicated is one of the hardest materials for deep drawing. The flange region experiences a radial drawing stress and a tangential compressive stress due to the material retention pro. Pots and pans for cooking containers sinks automobile parts such as panels and gas tanks are among a few of the items manufactured by sheet metal deep drawing.

Deep drawing stainless steel stainless steels are frequently deep drawn into difficult shapes often without intermediate annealing. As a result of the tension generated in the material during the deep drawing annealing is often required.