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TUBE Bending Formulas PDF

This document provides formulas for calculating various parameters related to tube bending, including: - Inside and outside radii - Wall factor and bend difficulty rating - Wall thinning and elongation after bending - Mandrel dimensions for single and double wall tubing - Maximum setup depth and feathered edge thickness - Clamp and pressure die lengths It includes notes on selecting values for constants in the formulas and interpreting the results.

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TUBE Bending Formulas PDF

This document provides formulas for calculating various parameters related to tube bending, including: - Inside and outside radii - Wall factor and bend difficulty rating - Wall thinning and elongation after bending - Mandrel dimensions for single and double wall tubing - Maximum setup depth and feathered edge thickness - Clamp and pressure die lengths It includes notes on selecting values for constants in the formulas and interpreting the results.

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TUBE Bending Formulas

B = degree of bend Lc = clamp length R = centerline radius


E = feathered edge thickness Lp = pressure die length Ri = inside radius
Fb = bend difficulty factor Mb = mandrel ball diameter Ro = outside radius
Fd = "D" of bend Md = mandrel nose diameter S = maximum set-up depth
Fw = wall factor Mm = mandrel body T = tube outside diameter
Kr = constant for rigidity diameter Ti = tube inside diameter
Ks = constant for minimum Mr = mandrel nose radius W = wall thickness
clamp length Pe = percentage of Wi = thickness of inside
Kz = constant for feathered elongation at arc lamination
edge Pt = percentage of wall- Wo = thickness of outside
thinning lamination
Pw = wall thickness after
thinning

Tube inside diameter:


Ti = T - ( W x 2 )

Inside radius:
Ri = R - ( T / 2 )

Outside radius:
Ro = R + ( T / 2 )

Wall factor:
Fw = T / W

"D" of bend:
Fd = R / T

Bend difficulty rating (the higher the value, the more difficult the bend is to make; rule of
thumb only):
Where "Kr" = a constant for material rigidity (assign the same value to "K r" as you
would to calculate pressure die length; a value of 2 is suitable for most applications;
click here for more information) and "n1" through "n4" are values to adjust the
weight of each factor in the equation (see below for our recommended weighting):
General formula: Fb = [ ( n1 x Kr ) + ( n2 x Fw ) + ( ( n3 x B ) / 180 ) ) ] / [
n4 x Fd ]
Formula with recommended weighting: Fb = [ 2Kr + .2Fw + ( B / 180 ) ] / [ Fd ]
Note: A bend difficulty rating (calculated with our recommended weighting) of 7 or less
indicates a bend that is relatively simple to produce with the rotary-draw method. Factors
in excess of 7 typically require either additional precision in set-up or close attention during
production in order to hold the set-up parameters.

Wall-thinning of extrados at outside radius after bending (rule of thumb only):


Where "Pt" = percentage of wall-thinning and "Pw" = targeted thickness of wall after
thinning out from bending:
Pt = ( Ro - R ) / R o
Pw = W x ( 1 - Pt )

Percentage of elongation at arc of the bend (rule of thumb only):


Pe = ( Ro / R ) - 1

Mandrel nose diameter for single-wall tubing:


Md = T - ( W x 2.21 )

Mandrel nose diameter for double-wall tubing:


Where "Wo" = wall thickness of outside lamination and "Wi" = wall thickness of inside
lamination:
Md = ( T - ( Wo x 2 ) ) - ( Wi x 2.21 )

Mandrel nose radius:


if Fw < 50 then Mr = Md x .1 else Mr = Md x .02
Mandrel body diameter:
Mm = Md x .995

Mandrel ball diameter:

Mb = Md x .998

Maximum set-up depth of mandrel nose relative to the line of tangency, as


measured from nose end (including nose radius):
S = [ ( R + ( T / 2) - W )2 - ( R + ( Md / 2 ) )2 ]1/2 + Mr

Wiper feathered edge thickness (simple-sweep geometry only):


Where "Kz" = a constant approaching zero depending upon limitations of material
and method of manufacturing (with current technology, a value of .0025 is
reasonable for "Kz"):
if T x Kz > .006* then E = T x Kz else E = .006*

* Inches. For metric applications, substitute .15 millimeters.

Clamp length:
Where "Kr" = a constant for material rigidity (assign a value of 2 to "K r" for most
applications; click here for more information) and "K s" = a constant limiting the
minimum clamp length depending upon the surface of the cavity (assign to "K s" the
value of 2 for smooth cavities and 1 for serrated cavities; click here for more
information):
if ( T x ( Kr x 2.5) ) - R < T x Ks then Lc = T x Ks else Lc = ( T x ( Kr x 2.5) ) - R

Pressure die length:


Where "Kr" = a constant for material rigidity (assign a value of 2 to "K r" for most
applications; click here for more information):

Lp = ( R x 3.14 x ( B / 180 ) ) + ( T x Kr )

Contact Tube Form Solutions for more information or to answer any tube fabrication questions.

www.tubeformsolutions.com Call 574.266.5230

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