ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 39

SECTION 4
PT-37 30 & 40 amp Aluminum Data
Inch cutting data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
Gauge/
Inches Amps
Fraction
20ga 0.031 30
18ga 0.040 30
16ga 0.051 30
14ga 0.063 30
12ga 0.081 40
10ga 0.102 40
1/8" 0.125 40
8ga 0.129 40
6ga 0.162 40
3/16" 0.188 40
1/4" 0.250 40
Metric Cutting Data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
mm Amps
0.8 30
0.9 30
1 30
1.5 30
2 40
2.5 40
3 40
3.5 40
4 40
5 40
6 40
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
0.156 0.156 0.062
0.156 0.156 0.062
0.156 0.156 0.062
0.156 0.156 0.062
0.156 0.156 0.090
0.161 0.161 0.093
0.188 0.188 0.110
0.188 0.188 0.110
0.188 0.188 0.110
0.188 0.188 0.110
0.200 0.200 0.125
Initial Pierce Cutting
height height height
mm mm mm
4.0 4.0 1.6
4.0 4.0 1.6
4.0 4.0 1.6
4.0 4.0 1.6
4.0 4.0 2.3
4.0 4.0 2.3
4.6 4.6 2.7
4.8 4.8 2.8
4.8 4.8 2.8
4.8 4.8 2.9
5.0 5.0 3.1
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay
Volts msec
121 0
123 0
124 0
126 0
118 0
121 50
126 100
126 100
127 100
128 100
136 150
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
121 0 0.9
122 0 0.9
123 0 1.0
126 0 1.1
118 0 1.1
120 50 1.2
124 85 1.2
126 100 1.3
127 100 1.3
129 100 1.4
134 150 1.5
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Width Speed Speed
Inches IPM IPM
0.035 410 645
0.039 350 525
0.041 270 410
0.044 190 285
0.045 240 330
0.047 170 245
0.050 130 200
0.050 120 195
0.052 100 140
0.054 80 100
0.059 50 66
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
10500 16400
9700 14900
8900 13300
5400 8200
6100 8400
4600 6400
3600 5400
3000 4600
2600 3800
1900 2550
1425 1875