ESAB PT-37 Manuel D'instruction page 41

SECTION 4
PT-37 50 amp Aluminum Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Thickness
Gauge/
Inches
Fraction
14ga 0.062
1/16"
12ga 0.081
10ga 0.102
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
Metric Cutting Data
Material Initial
Thickness height
mm
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
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 0.050
0.200 0.200 0.053
0.200 0.200 0.056
0.200 0.200 0.060
0.200 0.200 0.061
0.200 0.200 0.069
0.200 0.200 0.075
0.200 0.200 0.065
0.200 0.250 0.062
0.200 0.280 0.120
Pierce Cutting
height height
mm mm mm
5.1 5.1 1.3
5.1 5.1 1.3
5.1 5.1 1.5
5.1 5.1 1.7
5.1 5.1 1.9
5.1 5.1 1.7
5.1 5.7 1.6
5.1 6.5 1.8
5.1 6.9 2.7
Arc Pierce
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec Inches
138 50
138 80
138 100
138 150
138 150
140 175
141 200
147 250
156 350
160 500
Arc Pierce Kerf
voltage Delay Width
Volts msec mm
138 50 1.6
138 75 1.6
138 150 1.6
140 175 1.7
142 200 1.7
146 250 1.8
152 300 1.9
157 375 1.9
159 450 2.1
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OPERATION
Kerf Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
IPM IPM
0.064 320 450
0.064 280 385
0.065 230 315
0.065 180 235
0.065 175 230
0.065 135 180
0.065 100 140
0.074 72 88
0.074 36 50
0.084 20 30
Optimum Maximum
Speed Speed
mm/min mm/min
8300 11700
7200 10000
5000 6600
3500 4700
2400 3400
2000 2500
1350 1725
850 1200
600 875