ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 45

SECTION 4
PT-37 70 amp Aluminum Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Thickness
Gauge/
Inches
Fraction
1/8" 0.125
8ga 0.129
6ga 0.162
3/16" 0.188
1/4" 0.250
3/8" 0.375
1/2" 0.500
5/8" 0.625
Metric Cutting Data
Material Initial
Thickness height
mm
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
15
16
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 0.217
0.200 0.200 0.217
0.200 0.200 0.217
0.200 0.200 0.217
0.200 0.200 0.108
0.200 0.240 0.188
0.200 0.280 0.156
0.200 0.280 0.150
Pierce Cutting
height height
mm mm mm
5.1 5.1 5.5
5.1 5.1 5.5
5.1 5.1 5.1
5.1 5.1 3.4
5.1 5.6 3.8
5.1 6.2 4.7
5.1 6.9 4.1
5.1 7.1 3.9
5.1 7.1 3.9
5.1 7.1 3.8
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec Inches
145 100 0.065
146 100 0.066
150 100 0.073
154 100 0.078
146 250 0.078
154 300 0.083
158 500 0.085
162 650 0.098
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
144 100 1.6
150 100 1.8
153 125 2.0
148 200 2.0
150 275 2.0
155 325 2.1
157 450 2.1
160 550 2.3
161 600 2.4
162 650 2.5
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
IPM IPM
275 410
270 400
220 300
180 220
100 160
52 86
34 62
20 34
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
7300 10900
5700 7900
4300 5400
3000 4400
1900 3100
1250 2100
975 1700
725 1275
600 1050
500 825