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StampingOverview

Theoperationsassociatedwithstampingareblanking,piercing,forming,anddrawing.
Theseoperationsaredonewithdedicatedtoolingalsoknownashardtooling.Thistypeof
toolingisusedtomakehighvolumepartsofoneconfigurationofpartdesign.(Bycontrast,
softtoolingisusedinprocessessuchasCNCturretpresses,laserprofilersandpressbrakes).
Alltheseoperationscanbedoneeitheratasinglediestationormultiplediestations
performingaprogressionofoperations,knownasaprogressivedie.

EquipmentTypes
Theequipmentsofstampingcanbecategorizedtotwotypes:mechanicalpresses
andhydraulicpresses.
MechanicalPresses:Mechanicalpresseshaveamechanicalflywheeltostoretheenergy,
transferittothepunchandtotheworkpiece.Theyrangeinsizefrom20tonsupto6000
tons.Strokesrangefrom5to500mm(0.2to20in)andspeedsfrom20to1500strokesper
minute.Mechanicalpressesarewellsuitedforhighspeedblanking,shallowdrawingandfor
makingprecisionparts.

HydraulicPresses:HydraulicPressesusehydraulicstodeliveracontrolledforce.Tonnage
canvaryfrom20tonsto10,000tons.Strokescanvaryfrom10mmto800mm(0.4to32
in).Hydraulicpressescandeliverthefullpoweratanypointinthestrokevariabletonnage
withoverloadprotectionandadjustablestrokeandspeed.Hydraulicpressesaresuitablefor
deepdrawing,compounddieactionasinblankingwithformingorcoining,lowspeedhigh
tonnageblanking,andforcetypeofformingratherthandisplacementtypeofforming.

ToolingConsiderations
Optimumclearance(total=perside2)shouldbefrom20to25%ofthestockthickness.
Thiscanbeincreasedto30%toincreasedielife.
Punchlifecanbeextendedbysharpeningwheneverthepunchedgebecomes0.125mm
(0.005in)radius.Frequentsharpeningextendsthelifeofthetool,cutsdownonthepunch
forcerequired.Sharpeningisdonebyremovingonly0.025to0.05mm(0.001to0.002in)of
thematerialinonepasswithasurfacegrinder.Thisisrepeateduntilthetoolissharp.Ifitis
donefrequentlyenough,only0.125to0.25mm(0.005to0.010in)ofthepunchmaterialis
removed.
Grindingistobedonewiththeproperwheelforthetoolsteelinquestion.Consultwiththe
abrasivemanufacturerforproperchoiceofabrasivematerial,feedsandspeeds,andcoolant.
Aftersharpeningtheedgeistobelightlystonedtoremovegrindingburrsandendupwitha
0.025to0.05mm(0.001to0.002in)radius.Thiswillreducethechanceofchipping.

PunchingForce:Punchingcanbedonewithoutshearorwithshear.

Punchingwithoutshear.Thisisthecasewheretheentirepunchsurfacestrikes
thematerialsquare,andthecompleteshearisdonealongtheentirecuttingedgeof
thepunchatthesametime.PunchingForce=PunchPerimeterStockthickness
MaterialShearStrength.
e.g.,
PunchDiameter=25mm(1in),
Circumference=78.54mm(3.092in)
Thickness=1.5mm,(0.060in)
MaterialShearStrength(Steel)=0.345kN/mm2 (25tons/in2)
PunchingForce=78.541.50.345(3.090.06025)
=40.65kN(4.64tons)
=4.14MetricTons(4.64USTons)

Punchingwithshear.Thisisthecasewherethepunchsurfacepenetratesthe
materialinthemiddle,oratthecorners,first,andasthepunchdescendstherestof
thecuttingedgescontactthematerialandshearthematerial.Thedistancebetween
thefirstcontactofthepunchwiththematerial,towhenthewholepunchstarts
cutting,istheShearDepth.Sincethematerialiscutgradually(notallatthesame
timeinitially),thetonnagerequirementisreducedconsiderably.

ThePunchingForcecalculatedaboveismultipliedbyashearfactor,whichrangesinvalue
form0.5to0.9dependingonthematerial,thickness,andsheardepth.Forsheardepthsof
1.5mm(0.060in)theshearfactorrangesfrom0.5(for1.2mm/0.047instock)to0.9(for

6.25mm/0.25instock).Forsheardepthof3mm(0.120in)theshearfactoris0.5.
PunchingForce=PunchPerimeterStockthicknessMaterialShearStrengthShear
Factor.
Sinceshearfactorisabout0.5,thePunchingForceisreducedbyabout50%.
Forthesameexampleabove,
PunchingForce=78.541.50.345(3.090.06025)0.5(ShearFactor)
=40.65kN(4.64tons)0.5
=2.07MetricTons(2.32USTons)
2005Source:efunda.com

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