sheet metal
A kind of processing technology, sheet metal has not yet had a complete definition up to now. According to a definition in a foreign professional journal, it can be defined as: sheet metal is a comprehensive cold processing technology for sheet metal (usually below 6mm), including shearing, punching / cutting / compounding, folding, riveting, splicing, forming (such as car body). The notable feature is the same thickness of the same parts.
Process characteristics
Sheet metal has the characteristics of light weight, high strength, electrical conductivity (able to be used for electromagnetic shielding), low cost, and good mass production performance. It has been widely used in electronic and electrical, communications, automobile industry, medical equipment and other fields. For example, in computer chassis, mobile phone, MP3, sheet metal is an essential part. With the application of sheet metal more and more widely, the design of sheet metal parts becomes a very important part of the process of product development. The mechanical engineers must master the design skills of sheet metal parts skillfully, so that the design of sheet metal not only meets the requirements of the product’s function and appearance, but also makes the stamping die manufacturing simple and low cost.
Main uses
Sheet metal materials suitable for stamping are very numerous. Sheet metal materials widely used in electronic and electrical industry include:
The ordinary cold rolled sheet SPCC SPCC refers to the continuous rolling of steel ingots through the cold rolling mill to make steel sheet or sheet material with required thickness. There is no protection on the surface of the SPCC. The exposure to the air is very easy to be oxidized, especially in the wet environment, the speed of oxidation is accelerated, the dark red rust appears, and the surface should be painted, electroplated, or other protective surfaces.
The bottom material of SECC SECC galvanized steel sheet is a general cold rolled steel coil, which becomes galvanized after the continuous galvanizing line is degreased, pickled, electroplating and various post-processing processes. SECC not only has the mechanical properties and approximate machinability of cold-rolled steel sheets, but also has superior corrosion resistance and decorative appearance. It has great competitiveness and substitution in the market of electronic products, household appliances and furniture. For example, the common use of computer boxes is SECC.
Hot dipped galvanized steel SGCC hot dip galvanized steel coil refers to the semi-finished products of hot rolled or cold rolled, after cleaning and annealing, immersed in the melting zinc groove of about 460 C, and coating the steel sheet with zinc layer, and then made by quenching and tempering and chemical treatment. The SGCC material is harder than the SECC material and has poor ductility (avoiding deep drawing design). The zinc layer is thick and the electric welder is poor.
The SUS301 Cr (chromium) content of stainless steel is lower than that of SUS304, and the corrosion resistance is poor, but after cold processing, it can get good tensile and hardness, good elasticity, more used for spring spring and anti EMI.
Stainless steel SUS304 is one of the most widely used stainless steel, because the steel containing Ni (nickel) is more corrosion resistant and heat-resistant than the steel containing Cr (chromium). It has very good mechanical properties, no heat treatment hardening and no elasticity.
Sheet metal process
In general, the basic equipment includes the Shear Machine, the CNC Punching Machine / laser, the plasma, the water jet cutting machine (Cutting Machine), the bending machine (Bending Machine), the drilling machine and all kinds of auxiliary equipment, such as the uncoiler, the leveler, the deburring machine, the spot welder and so on.
In general, the four most important steps in sheet metal process are scissors, blanking / cutting / folding / rolling, welding, surface treatment, etc.
The sheet metal is sometimes made of gold, which is derived from the English platemetal. In general, some metal sheets are made by hand or die stamping to produce plastic deformation, forming the desired shape and size, and further forming more complex parts by welding or a small amount of mechanical processing, such as the chimneys commonly used in the family, iron. The skin furnace and the shell of the car are all sheet metal parts.
Sheet metal processing is called sheet metal processing. For example, making use of plate to make chimneys, iron buckets, oil tank oil pot, ventilation pipe, big head of elbow, round place, funnel shape and so on. The main working procedure is cutting, bending and buckle edge, bending forming, welding, riveting and so on. It needs certain geometric knowledge.
Sheet metal parts are sheet metal parts, that is, parts that can be processed by stamping, bending, drawing and so on. A general definition is that of parts with constant thickness in the process of processing. The relative is casting, forging, mechanical parts, etc., for example, the iron shell outside the car is a sheet metal piece, no rust. Some of the cabinet made of steel are also sheet metal.
The modern sheet metal process includes: filament power winding, laser cutting, heavy processing, metal bonding, metal drawing, plasma cutting, precision welding, roll forming, sheet metal bending, die forging, water jet cutting, precision welding and so on.
The surface treatment of sheet metal parts is also a very important part of sheet metal processing, because it has the function of preventing parts from rusting and beautifying the appearance of products. The surface pretreatment of sheet metal parts is mainly to remove oil pollution, oxide skin, rust and so on. It is prepared for the surface treatment, and then the treatment is mainly spray (roast) paint, spray and rust proof layer and so on.