Disadvantages Of Sheet Metal Process

In some applications especially in stretch wrapping the process is slower than competitive processes and it is not suited to high volume production.

Disadvantages of sheet metal process.

It produces good surface finish. For example using the process for cutting tungsten is simply a bad idea. Shearing is less than ideal with harder metals. Stretch forming can be used to produce large parts with shallow contours but it is only suitable.

Notable disadvantages of shearing. Metal can go through a wider range of processes including chipping deep drawing casting forging welding and soldering. However the disadvantages are that forming times are long production rates are low and the parts are not suitable for high temperature use. Peen forming is suitable for shallow contours on large sheets.

This process is for long parts with constant complex cross sections. Metal is more cost efficient when it comes to long term high volume lines of production. This process is also used for straightening parts.