ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 49

SECTION 4
PT-37 30 & 40 amp Stainless Steel Data
Inch cutting data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
Gauge/
Inches Amps
Fraction
26ga 0.019 30
24ga 0.025 30
22ga 0.031 30
20ga 0.038 30
18ga 0.050 40
16ga 0.063 40
1/16"
14ga 0.078 40
12ga 0.109 40
11ga 0.125 40
1/8"
10ga 0.140 40
8ga 0.172 40
3/16" 0.188 40
6ga 0.203 40
4ga 0.234 40
3ga 1/4" 0.250 40
Metric Cutting Data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
mm Amps
0.6 30
0.7 30
0.8 30
0.9 30
1 30
1.5 40
2 40
2.5 40
3 40
3.5 40
4 40
5 40
6 40
6.5 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 0.078
0.156 0.156 0.078
0.156 0.156 0.078
0.156 0.156 0.078
0.156 0.156 0.090
0.156 0.156 0.090
0.156 0.156 0.090
0.171 0.171 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.191 0.191 0.091
0.197 0.197 0.093
0.200 0.200 0.094
Initial Pierce Cutting
height height height
mm mm mm
4.0 4.0 2.0
4.0 4.0 2.0
4.0 4.0 2.0
4.0 4.0 2.0
4.0 4.0 2.0
4.0 4.0 2.3
4.0 4.0 2.3
4.1 4.1 2.3
4.6 4.6 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
5.0 5.0 2.4
5.1 5.1 2.4
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay
Volts msec
127 0
128 0
128 0
129 0
120 0
118 0
119 0
123 75
126 100
126 100
128 100
128 100
129 100
133 100
134 100
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
127 0 0.8
128 0 0.8
128 0 0.8
129 0 0.8
129 0 0.8
119 0 1.0
119 0 1.1
122 50 1.2
125 100 1.3
126 100 1.4
127 100 1.4
129 100 1.5
133 100 1.6
135 100 1.7
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Width Speed Speed
Inches IPM IPM
0.030 415 635
0.031 375 560
0.031 340 480
0.032 300 390
0.038 335 590
0.040 245 375
0.045 145 220
0.050 100 155
0.055 75 115
0.056 68 100
0.057 52 79
0.058 44 67
0.060 41 62
0.063 33 51
0.065 30 46
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
9800 14700
9200 13400
8700 12200
8000 10800
7400 9500
6800 11000
3700 5600
3000 4600
2200 3300
1750 2650
1500 2275
1075 1625
850 1300
725 1125