Plasma arc cutting of austenitic stainless steel alloys produces a haz characterized by a thin layer of resolidified metal adhered to the cut edge.
Plasma cutting stainless steel pipe.
Be it standard or cut to size sheet and plate in stainless steel duplex and super duplex stainless steels mild steels and carbon steels aluminium and exotic alloys in thicknesses ranging from 0 5mm up to 100mm.
Thinner sheets however only require a tin snip.
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Figure 5 removing huge chunks of slag on cut pipe was a very labor intensive job before the water mist technology was installed.
The thickness of the resolidified layer generally is in the 10 to 30 m range less than 0 001 inch.
Photo courtesy of penn stainless products.
To clean cut stainless steel sheet and plate fabricators first must choose the right cnc cutting equipment and then set the correct process related variables.
After doing the first two steps you are ready to cut your stainless steel.
Plasma cutter is ideal for cutting the large and hardest stainless steel panels.
Little or no solid state phase transformation is observed in the microstructure.
When a plasma process engineered for cutting 304l is applied to another similar austenitic alloy for example 316l dross and a rough cut edge can result.
The next consideration for successful stainless steel cutting with plasma is material type.
This is especially true for thicker stainless steel plates where plasma cutting is almost universally considered the best solution.
304l an austenitic stainless steel is the most commonly used grade worldwide.
When the board has placed on a steady cutting surface clamp the negative cable to your working area.
It uses the concentrated beam of energy to cut through a quite thick piece of material without much issue.
If you are cutting through thicker sheets an angle grinder power shear or circular saw is the best option.
With an edge start plasma can cut up to about 160mm.
The small heat ring in this schedule 40 stainless steel pipe is evidence of the cooling effect the water mist has on the plasma cutting process.
The stainless steel processor s new plasma cutting machines occupy the same footprint as the company s two 20 year old plasma cutting tables.
Cut the stainless steel.
With the new cutting capability penn stainless now can cut stainless steel plate up to 6 25 in.