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Fabrication Guides · 03/08How to press-brake and form CCO plate
- Use a wide-set bottom V-die with rounded shoulders and a rounded punch — sharp tooling concentrates strain and cracks the overlay.
- Form in small incremental strokes rather than a single deep hit.
- With QCLAD™, press perpendicular to the bead direction; FLOWCLAD™ forms in any direction.
- Keep the overlay in compression (inside of the bend) wherever possible.
- Respect the same minimum radii as rolling — 75 mm (thin) to 1000 mm (thick).