Deep Drawn Aluminum Sheet

Deep drawing is a sheet metal forming process in which a sheet metal blank is radially drawn into a forming die by the mechanical action of a punch.

Deep drawn aluminum sheet.

Call us 800 795 1302 or email us family owned and operated since 1956 american made products deep drawn enclosures precision fabricated sheet metal parts norpin mfg. Two main factors will cause the punch in deep drawing to draw the metal into the. A variety of metals can be deep drawn including aluminum stainless steel aluminized steel cold rolled steel brass bronze cupro nickel nickel and titanium. Is an industry leader of low and high volume manufacturing of precision fabricated deep drawn sheet metal parts deep drawn cans cases boxes cups caps canisters instrument housings and shells.

Although these statements may be partially true aluminum does have several advantages. It is universally known for its inability to stretch its abrasive nature and its tendency to wrinkle. As mentioned the punch and die setup is somewhat similar to a sheet metal cutting operation such as punching or blanking. Deep drawing can achieve up to 43 reduction on a metal blank and multiple successive deep draws can be used to achieve part size or shape requirements.

The process is considered deep drawing when the depth of the drawn part exceeds its diameter. It is thus a shape transformation process with material retention.