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Tangent Materials
Tangent Material required for bending (reference only)
*tangents listed are per each end (i.e. the total loss required is two (2) times what is listed)
Material Sizes - Assuming roll bent material (typically larger radii)
| Material | 2" & smaller | 2.1" - 4" | 4.1" - 6" | 6.1" - 8" | 8.1" - 10" | 10.1" - 12" | 12.1" - 14" | 14.1" - 16" | 16.1" - 18" | 18.1" - 20" | 20" + |
| Pipe | 9" tangents | 18" tangents | 22" tangents | 20" tangents | 30" tangents | 30" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
| Square Tube | 10" tangents | 18" tangents | 22" tangents | 20" tangents | 30" tangents | 30" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
| Rectangular Tube (EW) | 12" tangents | 18" tangents | 22" tangents | 20" tangents | 30" tangents | 30" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
| Rectangular Tube (HW) | 12" tangents | 18" tangents | 22" tangents | 20" tangents | 30" tangents | 30" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
| Channel (EW) | 12" tangents | 15" tangents | 18" tangents | 20" tangents | 20" tangents | 20" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | not produced | not produced |
| Channel (HW) | 12" tangents | 15" tangents | 24" tangents | 24" tangents | 36" tangents | 36" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | not produced | not produced |
| Angle (LI) | 15" tangents | 18" tangents | 20" tangents | 36" tangents | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced |
| Angle (LO) | 15" tangents | 18" tangents | 20" tangents | 36" tangents | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced | not produced |
| Wide Flange (EW) | 12" tangents | 15" tangents | 18" tangents | 20" tangents | 20" tangents | 20" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
| Wide Flange (HW) | 12" tangents | 18" tangents | 24" tangents | 24" tangents | 36" tangents | 36" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents | 36 - 48" tangents |
Material Sizes - Assuming Rotary draw bent material (typically tighter radii)
| Material | 0" - 1" | 1.1" - 2" | 2.1" - 4" | 4.1" - 6" |
| Pipe | 4" tangents | 6" tangents | 12" tangents | 15" tangents |
| Square Tube | 4" tangents | 6" tangents | 12" tangents | 15" tangents |
| Rectangular Tube (EW) | 4" tangents | 6" tangents | 12" tangents | 15" tangents |
| Rectangular Tube (HW) | 4" tangents | 6" tangents | 12" tangents | 15" tangents |
All information represented is approximate- actual tangents required are based on many different requirements, such as:
- Bend configuration
- Actual radii required
- Material thickness
- Actual machine we are bending on (many machines can bend the same materials)
- Complexity of bending (i.e. Spiral bent)
- Distortion requirements (i.e. AESS)
