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What is the minimum bend radius for copper cables?
4 times the diameter of the cable
How do find a radius of a bend?
For Unshielded cables, it will 8 multiplies cable diameter and for shielded cables, it is 12 multiplies the cable diameter. However, the smaller the bend radius, the greater is the material flexibility.RegardsKelechi
What does curvature ratio mean in tubing?
Radius of curvature divided by tube diameter. To get the radius of curvature, imaging the bend in the tube is a segment of a circle, the radius of curvature is the radius of that circle.
What is the difference between a 3d bend and a 3R ell?
There is no difference. Different suppliers and contractor describe the same situation with 3R or 3D. Here is how to think about it. A piping segment is formed or bent at a radius. The radius is measured at the centerline of the bend. The radius of the bend centerline is 3 times the nominal diameter of the piping segment being bent. 3R means the bend radii is three times the nominal pipe diameter. 3D means three times the nominal pipe diameter is the bend radii of the piping segment. Caution don't begin to convert 3R to 1.5D. Not applicable with this terminology. Standard long ells can be purchased with 3R bends, being 10 inch pipe ells have a bend radii of 30 inches.
What is the radius and diameter of a circle?
The radius of a circle is a line segment joining any point of the boundary of the circle to its centre. A diameter is a line segment from a point of the boundary of the circle which passes through the centre and ends at the boundary on the opposite side.
