onnage Calculation:

Use the guidlines below to calculate the needed tonnage for your stamping
project.

General Formula for Press Tonnage Required:

Determine the approximate press tonnage needed to stamp a part based on linear
inches of cut.

For Steel: Material Thickness X Inches of Cut X 25 = Press Tonnage

Example:

Need: 2" Square washer from .088 thick steel

Base Material: 2 ½" coil X 2 ½" progression

Calculation:
2 + 2 + 2 + 2  =   8
1" circle perimeter (P D) 3.14 X 1 " = 3.14
Total Inhes of Cut = 8 + 3.14 = 11.14

Tonnage Required:
.088 Thick X 11.14 X 25 (factor) = 24.5 tons

Blanking or Perforating Pressures:

Blanking or Perforating pressure (in tons) equals the total length of cut or cuts be it
portions or the entire circumference of a circle, the sum of a square, rectangle or
triangle or the entire total circumference of a number of holes multiplied by the
material thickness, multiplied by the shearing strength of material. For answer in
tons, the shearing strength must be converted from pounds/square inch (PSI) into
tons/square inch by dividing by 2000.

Example:Mild steel (shearing strength) = 50,000 PSI/2000 = 25 tons/square inch

For drawing, use same method except use tensile strength of material.

SHEAR STRENGTHS OF VARIOUS METALS

MATERIAL SHEAR MATERIAL SHEAR(PSI)
(PSI)

Aluminum - Steel  
Sheet

Soft 15,000 .10 Carbon (Soft) 45,000

½ Hard 19,000 .25 Carbon (Mild) 50,000

Full Hard 25,000 .50 Carbon 70,000

Brass Sheet - .75 Carbon 80,000

Soft 30,000 1.00 Carbon 85,000

½ Hard 35,000 1.2 Carbon 94,000

Full Hard 40,000 1.20 Carbon 190,000

(Tempered)
Copper - Silicon 65,000

Rolled 28,000 Stainless (18-8) 70,000

Monel Metal - Nickel (3 ¼%) 82,000

Rolled 65,000 Nickel (5%) 85,000