In stainless steel and other metal fabrication, the sheet metal can be bent, cut, welded, stretched, and a lot more, to form the metals according to the specifications of a structural steel contractor in Singapore.
If you’re curious, read on to know some of the basic sheet metal fabrication techniques.
1. Bending - A process performed by hammering or with press breaks. There are at least two ways to bend a metal sheet: form bending and metal brake.
• Form Bending - to bend the metal over an edge or around the shape that is desired.
• Metal Brake - used to make clean, precise bends in metal, often to just over 90 degrees.
2. Cutting - There are many tools that can be used to cut metals: hand shears, power shears, throatless shears, angle grinder, and plasma cutter.
Your choice of cutter would depend on the size and thickness of the metal, as well as the scope of the project.
3. Stretching - Being malleable, you can stretch or shrink metals according to your desired shape or size.
The most basic way to stretch metals is by hitting it with a hammer. You can also use a stretcher, a mechanical tool that slowly pulls the metal apart.
4. Shrinking - You can shrink metals mechanically or by using heat. In heat shrinking, an overstretched area is heated with a torch. The process would shrink the metal when it cools.
5. Welding - Welding is the most common type of metal fusion in stainless steel fabrication. There are many welding methods such as TIG welding, which uses a torch—a non-consumable electrode that creates a small electric arc to melt the base metal and fuse the metals.
Continental Engineering is a structural steel contractor that offers stainless steel fabrication as well as metal casting services in Singapore among others.
Visit their website to learn more.
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