ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 29

SECTION 4
PT-37 30 & 40 amp Carbon Steel Data
Inch cutting data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
Gauge/
Inches Amps
Fraction
26ga 0.018 30
24ga 0.024 30
22ga 0.030 30
20ga 0.036 30
18ga 0.048 30
16ga 0.060 30
14ga 0.075 40
12ga 0.105 40
1/8" 0.125 40
10ga 0.135 40
8ga 0.165 40
3/16" 0.188 40
6ga 0.194 40
4ga 0.224 40
1/4" 0.250 40
Metric Cutting Data
Material Cutting
Thickness Current
mm Amps
0.5 30
0.6 30
0.7 30
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
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.062
0.188 0.188 0.078
0.188 0.188 0.085
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.188 0.188 0.090
0.189 0.189 0.090
0.195 0.195 0.090
0.200 0.200 0.090
Initial Pierce Cutting
height height height
mm mm mm
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 1.6
4.8 4.8 2.0
4.8 4.8 2.1
4.8 4.8 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
4.8 4.8 2.3
5.0 5.0 2.3
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay
Volts msec
118 0
119 0
120 0
121 0
122 0
124 0
119 0
121 50
122 100
122 100
123 100
124 100
124 100
126 125
127 150
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
118 0 0.8
119 0 0.9
120 0 0.9
121 0 0.9
121 0 0.9
121 0 0.9
124 0 1.0
119 0 1.2
120 50 1.2
122 100 1.3
122 100 1.3
123 100 1.3
124 100 1.4
126 150 1.5
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Width Speed Speed
Inches IPM IPM
0.033 500 690
0.034 450 615
0.035 400 540
0.035 350 465
0.035 255 315
0.040 150 200
0.045 220 250
0.048 155 190
0.050 110 150
0.051 100 140
0.054 81 110
0.056 64 86
0.057 62 83
0.059 55 71
0.062 48 60
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
12300 17000
11400 15600
10800 14600
9800 13200
8900 11800
8200 10700
3800 5100
5400 6200
4300 5200
3100 4100
2600 3500
2200 3000
1550 2100
1300 1675