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Heating steel after bending

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 4:19 pm
by PoconoJohn
I made a 90 degree bend in several pieces of 4130 .090. Am I supposed to heat them up to relieve stress? I feel like I heard that somewhere but no answer in Tony B's books or AC43.13-1B (or I missed it).

Thanks!

John C

Re: Heating steel after bending

Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:06 pm
by Richard Roller
If you had the proper grain direction and minimum bend radius you shouldn't have to stress release.

Re: Heating steel after bending

Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 11:04 am
by PoconoJohn
Thank you. Grain and radius are fine, so I'm going to leave it.

John C