We will be discussing:

 Oxyfuel Cutting
 Air Carbon Arc Cutting
 Plasma Arc Cutting
 Mechanical Cutting

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 Acetylene
 Methane
 Propane

Oxy fuel cutting is an Exothermic reaction

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 Simple equipment
 Very portable
 Cuts thin or thick materials
 Good accuracy
 Manual or mechanized

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 Cut-edge finishing is bad
 High heat input
 Heat affected zone
 High chrome steels are difficult to cut
 Fire hazard

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Arc-air gouging

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• Operates only on DCEP
• Special gouging Copper coated Carbon electrode
• Can be used on Carbon and Low alloy steels, Austenitic Stainless Steels and non-
ferrous materials
• Requires CLEAN/DRY compressed air supply.
• Provides fast rate of metal removal & can remove complex shape defects.
• After gouging, removal of carburised layer by grinding is mandatory.
• Gouging doesn’t require a qualified welder.
 Cuts all metals.
 Fast and Efficient.
 Noisy and dirty
 Carburizes cutting surface
 Fire hazard

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 Cuts all metals
 Best for high alloys
 Very clean cut edge
 Very efficient

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 Angular kerf
 Noisy
 Fire hazard

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 Shearing
 Sawing
 Grinding
 Drilling and many others…
 Very accurate cutting
 Specialized
 Efficient
 Often uses solution containing cutting oils
 Can be slower
 Safety (rotating equipment)

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