Are you able to answer my question on K-factors with a general recommendation without going into too much theory or calculations?Īnswer: The answers to your questions are simple well, sort of simple. I would say that I have a good understanding of the basics, but there are still issues that I come across in production parts that I tuck away to keep in mind for future designs. I want to help our design engineers create more manufacturable parts. I found your and realized that aside from this question, maybe there is more I could learn. However, this doesn’t work well for our parts that go into a hand transfer stamping press. Our design engineers typically use a factor of 0.4 for our air-formed press brake parts. Question: I had a question on K-factors for our 3-D modeling software. The K-factor is the ratio of the neutral axis location (t) to the material thickness (Mt). When you bend sheet metal, the neutral axis shifts toward the inside surface of the bend.
