3 is a joint that is sometimes used for fixing a bottom in an article.
Uses of sheet metal joint.
Sheet metal joints there are really only five ways in which the edges of sheet and plate metals can be fastened together viz by soldered brazed welded grooved and riveted joints.
Screw joint fasteners.
6 types of sheet metal joining techniques.
This weld is a type of joint that comes together at right angles between two metal parts to form an l.
Scarf brazed joint corner joint.
Being one of the most popular welds in the sheet metal industry the corner joint is used on the outer edge of the piece.
Folding tab joints.
But whilst we are limited to the use of one or other of these forms of jointing there are numerous modifications of them in practice.
60 40 solder is commonly selected for use with lead coated sheet metals so that as the solder alloys with the lead coating the resulting joint does not become lead rich.
60 40 tin lead solder is closer to the eutectic point of tin lead alloys and as such has a lower melting temperature and narrower pasty range.
The next joint 2 is known as a countersunk or flush joint and is used either for soldering or riveting where one face of the article is required to be level or flush.
It is used to join different material and sheet thickness parts.
These are common in the construction of boxes box frames and similar fabrications.
Sheet metal clinching joint creates a button type positive connection between two or three layers of sheet metal.
The crease also adds stiffness to the joint and assists to keep the edges of the metal on the lap close down to the surface of the sheet or plate.