Thursday, 3 October 2019

The Various Phases of Plasma Cutting with Stainless Steel

Plasma as a definition is a “collection of charged particles composed of equal numbers of positive ions and electrons also shows the properties of a gas but varies in from gas to be the good conductor of electricity”. Therefore the plasma cutting is a comprehensive process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by an accelerated stream of hot plasma. Stainless steel, steel, copper, aluminum, and brass are some materials that cut plasma cutting. It is mainly used in the industrial construction, salvage and scrapping operation automotive repair and restoration, and fabrication.

The resultant cutting of stainless steel is often brought to life by detailed digitising. This process sketches, parts, templates, and drawings to NC files which are ready for production. It allows the accurate processing of cutting steels for high accuracy.

The plasma cutting process is composed of inserting the gas blown at high speed. An electric arc is formed through and around the gas that being blown and create a plasma. The plasma that is created is enough hot to cut stainless steel.

In the current market, it is known as HD plasma cutting that involves the cutting through steel with a plasma torch. It initiates with blowing gas out of the nozzle at high speed that further transforms into plasma as it hits the cut surface.

Cutting details of HD plasma cutting
  • Reduce the profile shape till 45 degrees in angle
  • Plasma cutting machine for maximum edge squareness
  • Large cutting bed area
  • Thickness up to 50 mm
It also includes the post cutting process, thus, following are the post-cutting process:
  • Bending
  • Drilling
  • Wash grinding
  • Stress reliving
  • Beveling
If you include the integrated system with a power source, it has the following advantages:
  • Bridge tools
  • Automatic nesting tools
  • Hole process nesting technology
  • Better productivity
  • Minimized errors
The end product of a cut should determine upon following factors:
  • Bottom dross
  • Cut surface
  • Cut surface bevel angle
  • Kerf width
  • Nitride contamination
  • Top edge rounding
  • Top spatter
An accurate cut-surface has the following features:
  • Efficient mechanical properties in the welded component
  • Small to no dross, and what dross is present should be easily removable
  • Little to no nitrides or oxides
  • Reduced heat-affected zone and recast layer
  • Smooth, with nearly vertical draglines
  • Square face (less than 3-degree bevel)
Thus, this is how the various process of plasma cutting is conducted.

If you require an HD plasma cutting service, feel free to connect through contact details as provided in the official website.

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