Metal Fabricating Glossary

shrink flanging

 noun

Definitions

1. Flanging is a forming or bending operation that results in a 90-degree bending of the metal. When the breakline of the bend is smaller that the developed trim line, the operation is referred to as shrink flanging; when the breakline is greater than the developed trim line, the operation is called stretch flanging.

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