What is a k factor?

The K-Factor is the ratio of the Neutral Axis’ Offset (t) and the Material Thickness (MT). Below the image shows how the top of the bend is compressed, and the bottom is stretched. The K-Factor is used to calculate flat patterns because it is directly related to how much material is stretched during the bend.

What is a k-factor metric?

The K-Factor is a metric inspired by the medical field and, more specifically, the concept of the basic reproduction number in epidemiology. The mobile marketing industry created the K-Factor to measure the virality of a digital property, such as an application, a website, or an eCommerce platform’s customer base.

What is a k-factor & how does it work?

K-factor is limited to measuring how directly effective word-of-mouth or member invitation schemes are, but there are other ways for a user to come to a new app. With the advent of social media, a new evolution to the K-factor concept has emerged.

What factors affect K-factor?

The variables that affect K-factor are material type and thickness, type of bending, bending angle, and inner radius. It is also affected by the type of tool used to bend the sheet metal and material properties like yield and tensile strength. The K-factor commonly lies between 0.3 and 0.5.