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Blanking :
• Blanking is the operation of cutting out flat intermediate
shapes called blanks which are to be further processed to
produce desired parts.

• The sheet metal from which the blank is to be cut is

properly located over the die and a punch lowered into it
to produce the required cut.

• Neglecting the small amount of spring-back that occurs

when the shearing force is removed, the size of the hole
made in the sheet is the size of the punch while the cut
out piece has a size equal to the die opening.
• The die opening will be made of the required size of the
blank while the punch will be made smaller by an amount
equal to twice the clearance between the punch and die.

• The punch and die should be made of hard wear resistant

materials such as hardened high carbon steel, high
chromium die steel or tungsten carbide.

• The die is provided with a die relief angle or draft about 3

 to 4 so that the cut piece falls freely through the die
opening. The actual value of the draft used depends on
the material thickness and shape.