Which of the following is a sheet metal forming process?

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  1. Knurling
  2. Facing
  3. Drilling
  4. Rolling

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Option 4 : Rolling
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Explanation:

  • In a  sheet metal forming process, a considerable amount of material undergoes non-proportional loading.
  • Such as during passing over a tool radius or through a draw bead material is subjected to the multiple bending-unbending, which means reverse tension-compression loading over the sheet thickness.
  • The following process comes under the sheet metal forming process.
    • Drawing
    • Bending
    • Rolling
    • Shearing
    • Blanking
    • Punching
    • Curling

Important Points

Knurling

  • Knurling is the operation of producing a straight-lined, diamond-shaped pattern or cross lined pattern on a cylindrical external surface by pressing a tool called knurling tool.
  • Knurling is not a cutting operation but it is a forming operation.

Facing:

  • Facing is a machining operation by which the end surface of the workpiece is made flat by removing metal from it.

Drilling:

  • Drilling is a cutting process that uses a drill bit to cut or enlarge a hole of circular cross-section in solid materials.
  • The drill bit is a rotary cutting tool.

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