Tweco 15XC Merlin - Manual (Page 62)

OPERATION 4-28 Manual 0-2251
Hand Cutting Speeds (continued)
50 Amps 100 Amps 150 Amps
1/8 130 (3.30) 225 (5.7)
3/16
1/4 65 (1.65) 100 (2.54) 160 (4.06)
3/8 28 (.71) 100 (2.54)
1/2 16 (.41) 58 (1.47) 80 (2.03)
3/4 32 (0.81) 35 (0.89)
1 22 (0.56) 28 (0.71)
1-1/2 12 (0.30)
2 5 (0.13)
Material Thickness Inches per Minute (Meters per Minute)
Table 4-F Cutting Speeds - Oxygen Plasma on Mild Steel, CO
2
Secondary
Figure 4-O Cutting Speeds - Oxygen Plasma on Mild Steel
Inches per Minute
Meters per Minute
0 50 100 150 200 250
1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 0
CUTTING SPEED
Gage MM Inches
2.00
1.50
1.00
.50
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
10
16
24
MATERIAL THICKNESS
1.75
1.25
.75
.25
Optimum Cutting Speeds
Oxygen Plasma
on Mild Steel
150 Amps
100 Amps
50 Amps
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