Bending Steel

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So my last little project (trailer fenderwell tabs) required me to bend some 1/4" steel plate.  Got me thinking... What are the benefits to heating steel prior to making bends?  I know its easier!ThermalArc 185MillerMatic 180 w/ AutosetVictor Cutskill Oxy/AcetyleneThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 38and spite!
Reply:What are the benefits to heating steel prior to making bends? I know its easier!
Reply:You can bend any size steel (cold rolled/hot rolled) in any shape with enough heat and it will not effect the material at all..http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread...ight=Heat+beatBut with some alloys...Thats a whole diffrent story.....zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:" Heat it and beat it "    Heat makes for a nice radius of a bend.  You can also put it in a vice and whack away with a hammer.  DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:So, I have permission to go nuts .  I like precision and midevil torture tactics.Was more wondering whether it has any effect on tensile strengths, etc...What other metals should I/newbs be aware of?ThermalArc 185MillerMatic 180 w/ AutosetVictor Cutskill Oxy/AcetyleneThermal Dynamics Cutmaster 38and spite!
Reply:So, I have permission to go nuts . I like precision and midevil torture tactics.
Reply:The steal you are working with is probably 1018 or 1020, they're considered air annealing steels.  As long as you don't quench it with water, you'll have no significant changes in the mechanical properties after heating it.  Bending with heat also prevents work hardening which can make the part brittle.