ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 35

SECTION 4
PT-37 70 amp Carbon Steel Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Thickness
Gauge/
Inches
Fraction
1/8" 0.125
10ga 0.135
8ga 0.165
3/16" 0.188
1/4" 0.250
3/8" 0.375
1/2" 0.500
5/8" 0.625
3/4" 0.750
Metric Cutting Data
Material Initial
Thickness height
mm
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
15
16
18
20
Notes:
NR = Not Recommended
The published cut speeds are the result of ESAB's laboratory testing. The actual optimum and maximum cutting speeds may
vary based on material composition, surface quality (rust, surface scale or primers, etc.) and various user setup parameters.
Initial Pierce Cutting
height height height
Inches Inches Inches
0.200 0.200 0.093
0.200 0.203 0.098
0.200 0.213 0.113
0.200 0.220 0.125
0.200 0.240 0.156
0.200 0.240 0.215
0.200 0.280 0.200
0.200 0.280 0.188
0.200 NR 0.156
Pierce Cutting
height height
mm mm mm
5.1 5.0 2.3
5.1 5.3 2.8
5.1 5.7 3.3
5.1 6.0 3.8
5.1 6.1 4.7
5.1 6.2 5.4
5.1 6.9 5.2
5.1 7.1 5.0
5.1 7.1 4.9
5.1 7.1 4.7
5.1 NR 4.2
5.1 NR 3.7
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec Inches
125 0 0.051
126 0 0.052
129 100 0.056
132 125 0.059
139 250 0.066
146 350 0.076
152 450 0.088
160 900 0.093
160 NR 0.107
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
124 0 1.3
129 50 1.4
133 150 1.5
137 225 1.6
143 300 1.8
147 350 2.0
151 450 2.2
155 650 2.3
158 750 2.3
160 900 2.4
160 NR 2.6
160 NR 2.8
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
IPM IPM
225 275
215 265
185 230
160 200
93 130
50 65
32 45
22 27
12 16
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
5900 7200
4800 6000
3800 4800
2700 3700
1800 2400
1200 1575
900 1250
700 950
625 800
550 675
400 500
225 325