Oxyfuel Gas Cutting Quality Oxyfuel Gas Cutting Quality

Good cut - sharp top edge, fine and even drag lines, little oxide Good cut - sharp top edge, fine and even drag lines, little oxide
and a sharp bottom edge. and a sharp bottom edge.

Preheat flame too high - top edge Nozzle is too high above the works Irregular travel speed - uneven
Preheat flame too low -
is melted, irregular cut, excess of - excessive melting of the top space between drag lines, irregular
deep groves in the lower
adherent dross. edge, much oxide. bottom with adherent oxide.
part of the cut face.

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Mechanised Oxyfuel Cutting Mechanised Oxyfuel Cutting

 Can use portable carriages or gantry type  Cutting and

machines high productivity. bevelling head.
 Accurate cutting for complicate shapes.

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OFW/C Advantages/Disadvantages

Advantages: Disadvantages:
 No need for power  High skill factor.
supply portable.  Wide HAZ.
 Versatile: preheat,  Safety issues.
brazing, surfacing,  Slow process.
repair, straightening
 Limited range of
 Low equipment cost. consumables.
 Can cut carbon and Oxy Fuel Film
 Not suitable for
low alloy steels. reactive and
 Good on thin refractory metals.
materials.

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