Tweco Ultra-Cut Torch Data - Manual (Page 13)

Manual 0-4828 Rev BA 8-13 TORCH DATA for Ultra-Cut
Stainless Steel
Flow Rates (SLPM / SCFH)
50A Air
Preflow 60 / 127
Air Plasma / Air Shield Cutflow 49 / 104
Shield Cup Shield Cap
Shield Gas
Distributor
Tip Plasma Gas Distributor Electrode Cartridge
21-1016 21-1034 21-1274 21-1060 21-1041 21-1078 21-1020
GCM-2010 SC-3000 Torch Height Control (THC) Basic THC CNC Control
Material
Thickness
Pre Flow
Pressure
(Air)
Cut Flow Rates / Pressures
Arc
Voltage Cut Height
THC
Pierce
Delay
Pierce
Ignition
Height
Elevation
Height
Control
Delay
Pierce
Height
without
Elevation
Travel
Speed
CNC
Motion
Delay
Max Kerf Width
@ Rec. Speed
Plasma (Air) Shield (Air)
ga (in) inch (psi) Ball (psi) Ball (psi) (Volts) (in) ±0.005 (sec) (in) (in) (sec) (in) (ipm) (sec) (in)
14 - 0.078 100 62 120 75 120 109 0.060 0.0 0.090 0.060 0.4 0.120 180 0.0 0.044
12 - 0.109 100 62 120 75 120 114 0.060 0.0 0.100 0.080 0.4 0.150 130 0.0 0.049
10 - 0.141 100 62 120 75 120 118 0.060 0.1 0.110 0.100 0.3 0.180 120 0.1 0.050
- 3/16 0.188 100 62 120 75 120 124 0.080 0.3 0.125 0.120 0.1 0.200 70 0.3 0.059
GCM-2010 SC-3000 Torch Height Control (THC) Basic THC CNC Control
Material
Thickness
Pre Flow
Pressure
(Air)
Cut Flow Rates / Pressures
Arc
Voltage Cut Height
THC
Pierce
Delay
Pierce
Ignition
Height
Elevation
Height
Control
Delay
Pierce
Height
without
Elevation
Travel
Speed
CNC
Motion
Delay
Max Kerf Width
@ Rec. Speed
Plasma (Air) Shield (Air)
(mm) (Bar) Ball (Bar) Ball (Bar) (Volts) (mm) ±0.1 (sec) (mm) (mm) (sec) (mm)
(mm/
min)
(sec) (mm)
1.5 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 106 1.5 0.0 2.1 1.2 0.4 2.6 5350 0.0 1.0
2 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 109 1.5 0.0 2.3 1.5 0.4 3.1 4540 0.0 1.1
2.5 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 112 1.5 0.0 2.5 1.9 0.4 3.6 3740 0.0 1.2
3 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 115 1.5 0.0 2.6 2.2 0.4 4.0 3230 0.0 1.3
4 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 120 1.7 0.2 2.9 2.7 0.2 4.8 2600 0.2 1.4
5 6.9 62 8.3 75 8.3 125 2.1 0.3 3.3 3.2 0.1 5.2 1520 0.3 1.5
Marking Pre Flow
Pressure
(N₂)
Marking Flow Rates /
Pressures Arc
Voltage
Marking
Height
Pierce Ignition Height
THC and CNC
Delay
Control
Delay
Travel
Speed Marking quality
degrades as
thickness
decreases.
16A Arc Current Plasma (N₂) Shield (N₂)
Burn-through may
happen for thicknesses
< 1/16” (0.063”) /
1.6 mm.
(psi) /
(Bar)
Ball (psi) /
(Bar) Ball
(psi) /
(Bar) (Volts)
(in) ±0.005 /
(mm) ±0.1
(in) ±0.005 / (mm) ±0.1 (sec) (sec)
(ipm) /
(mm/ min)
20 / 1.4 40
40 /
2.8
75
80 /
5.5
120 0.120 / 3.0 0.120 / 3.0 0 0.4
300 /
7620
Electrode Shield Cap Tip
Shield Gas
Distributor
Plasma Gas
Distributor
Cartridge
Shield Cup
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