bendingchart

noun
UK /ˈbɛndɪŋ tʃɑːt/
US /ˈbɛndɪŋ tʃɑːrt/

A bending chart is a picture that shows how much a thing can bend before it breaks.

The engineer looked at the bending chart to see how far the metal bar could bend.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A table listing the minimum bend radius for different cable or pipe sizes.

Check the bending chart before you install the conduit.

3. A graph plotting bending moment against position along a beam.

The bending chart showed the highest moment at the middle of the beam.

4. A reference sheet showing how to bend sheet metal to set angles.

The workshop keeps a bending chart next to the press brake.