I have a job that I need to die cut aluminum blanks to save on laser cost. The maximum tonnage I have in a mechanical press is 130 tons. I need to know if I can run it in my 130 ton mechanical or if I will need to run it in one of our high tonnage hydraulic presses, the low volume makes the press speed not a big factor but I would definitely prefer to use the mechanical for this job.
I have a formula we use for figuring tonnage for mild steel that seems to be quite accurate:
perimeter / 3 * metal thickness (in inches) * 80 for mild steel and * 100 for SS or HSLA
I need to know what the formula is for figuring tonnage with .125" 6061-O temper aluminum with a perimeter of 61 inches.
Does anyone have an accurate formula they could share?
I would also like to find equations for other aluminum tempers as well as all tempers of brass and copper, for future reference.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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