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    The document discusses plasma arc cutting (PAC). PAC uses a constricted electric arc and high-velocity ionized gas jet to cut metals. There are low-current systems using air that are manual and high-current systems using nitrogen that are usually automatic. PAC has less metallurgical effect than oxygen cutting and welding can be done directly on PAC edges in aluminum and stainless steel. PAC can cut metals that cannot be cut through oxyfuel gas cutting due to its high temperature of around 30,000°F, allowing it to cut through high melting point oxides. Metals that can be cut include aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, coated steel, mild steel, and stainless steel.

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    The document discusses plasma arc cutting (PAC). PAC uses a constricted electric arc and high-velocity ionized gas jet to cut metals. There are low-current systems using air that are manual and high-current systems using nitrogen that are usually automatic. PAC has less metallurgical effect than oxygen cutting and welding can be done directly on PAC edges in aluminum and stainless steel. PAC can cut metals that cannot be cut through oxyfuel gas cutting due to its high temperature of around 30,000°F, allowing it to cut through high melting point oxides. Metals that can be cut include aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, coated steel, mild steel, and stainless steel.

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    The document discusses plasma arc cutting (PAC). PAC uses a constricted electric arc and high-velocity ionized gas jet to cut metals. There are low-current systems using air that are manual and high-current systems using nitrogen that are usually automatic. PAC has less metallurgical effect than oxygen cutting and welding can be done directly on PAC edges in aluminum and stainless steel. PAC can cut metals that cannot be cut through oxyfuel gas cutting due to its high temperature of around 30,000°F, allowing it to cut through high melting point oxides. Metals that can be cut include aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, coated steel, mild steel, and stainless steel.

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    The document discusses plasma arc cutting (PAC). PAC uses a constricted electric arc and high-velocity ionized gas jet to cut metals. There are low-current systems using air that are manual and high-current systems using nitrogen that are usually automatic. PAC has less metallurgical effect than oxygen cutting and welding can be done directly on PAC edges in aluminum and stainless steel. PAC can cut metals that cannot be cut through oxyfuel gas cutting due to its high temperature of around 30,000°F, allowing it to cut through high melting point oxides. Metals that can be cut include aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, coated steel, mild steel, and stainless steel.

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    PLASMA ARC

    For most gases, the stable molecular form at room temperature


    contains two atoms, but the gas, when ionized, becomes
    monatomic in form.

    A plasma is a gas that has been heated to such a temperature that


    the gas is ionized, enabling it to conduct an electric current.

    A reduction in temperature results in the recombination of atoms


    to the molecular form and the release of energy as heat.
    PLASMA ARC

    In the plasma-are process, a stream of gas is ionized by heat as


    it is passed through an electric arc by one of the two methods
    shown in Figure 10-8.
    PLASMA ARC
    Thermal expansion of the gas stream causes it to flow at
    supersonic speeds as its diameter is restricted by the magnetic
    properties of the arc.
    The drop in temperatures caused by contact with the relatively
    cool work surface results in loss of ionization and the release of
    large amounts of heat directly at the surface to be heated.

    The process has a high intensity and a high rate of heat transfer,
    which makes it useful for welding high conductivity metals such
    as aluminum.
    PLASMA ARC
    CUTTING
    Plasma arc cutting (PAC) is "an arc cutting process that uses a
    constricted arc and removes the molten metal with a high-velocity
    jet of ionized gas issuing from the constricting orifice." It is shown
    by Figure 9- 13.
    PLASMA ARC
    CUTTING
    There are two major variations:
    (1) the low-current (30 A - 125 A) plasma cutting system, which
    normally uses air for the plasma and is usually manually
    applied;
    (2) the high current (100 A 500 A) plasma cutting system,
    which normally uses nitrogen for the plasma and is usually
    applied automatically. A variation of the high-current plasma
    system utilizes water to improve the quality of the cut, and
    to reduce noise and smoke.
    PLASMA ARC
    CUTTING
    Plasma arc cutting has less of a detrimental metallurgical effect
    on the base metals than does oxygen cutting.
    Welding operations can often be made directly over plasma-cut
    edges in aluminum and stainless steel.
    The very thin oxide film on aluminum and on stainless steel
    edges is not detrimental and cannot be detected in the weld
    joint.
    Due to its high temperature, which approaches 30,000oF
    (16,650oC), high-melting-temperature oxides, which coat many
    metals, do not interfere with the operation.
    Remember that the melting point of aluminum oxide is
    approximately 3600oF (1926oC), which is almost three times the
    melting point of pure aluminum, 1220oF (660oC).
    PLASMA ARC
    CUTTING
    The torch will cut metals that cannot be cut with the oxygen
    cutting process since flame temperatures only approach 5600oF
    (3100oC).
    The metals cut with plasma arc cutting include aluminum, brass.
    bronze, copper, galvanized steel, coated or painted steel, mild
    steel, and stainless steel.
    The surface quality of the cut edge is equal to or better than that
    of oxyfuel gas cutting. The kerf is normally narrower than for
    oxyacetylene cutting and the angle of the cut is approximately
    90o.
    PLASMA ARC
    CUTTING

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