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    Circle grid analysis is a method of measuring strain in sheet metal after stamping or drawing by etching a grid of circles onto the metal. After forming, the circles become ellipses, and by measuring the major and minor strains of the ellipses, analysts can determine how close the part is to splitting or fracturing, allowing potential problems to be predicted and addressed before they occur.

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    Circle grid analysis is a method of measuring strain in sheet metal after stamping or drawing by etching a grid of circles onto the metal. After forming, the circles become ellipses, and by measuring the major and minor strains of the ellipses, analysts can determine how close the part is to splitting or fracturing, allowing potential problems to be predicted and addressed before they occur.

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    Circle grid analysis is a method of measuring strain in sheet metal after stamping or drawing by etching a grid of circles onto the metal. After forming, the circles become ellipses, and by measuring the major and minor strains of the ellipses, analysts can determine how close the part is to splitting or fracturing, allowing potential problems to be predicted and addressed before they occur.

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    Circle grid analysis is a method of measuring strain in sheet metal after stamping or drawing by etching a grid of circles onto the metal. After forming, the circles become ellipses, and by measuring the major and minor strains of the ellipses, analysts can determine how close the part is to splitting or fracturing, allowing potential problems to be predicted and addressed before they occur.

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    Circle grid analysis (CGA), also known as circle grid strain analysis, is a

    method of measuring the strain levels of sheet metal after a part is formed by 


    stamping or drawing.

    The name itself is a fairly accurate description of the process. Literally, a grid of
    circles of known diameter is etched to the surface of the sheet metal to be formed.
    After the part is formed, the circles have been stretched into ellipses.

    By measuring the longest part of the ellipse (called the “major strain”) and the
    shortest part of the ellipse (called the “minor strain”), it is possible to determine
    how close any stamped part is to splitting or fracturing.

    The goal of using circle grid strain analysis is to predict potential problems before
    they become problems. Once you have a forming problem, chances are circle grid
    analysis won’t be able to help you, unless it’s intermittent enough to form a “good”
    part from time to time.

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