Gas Consumption For Cutting - MW MWW Manual De Instrucciones

MWW Welding and Cutting Torch - Preparation
3.8

Gas Consumption for Cutting

The following information applies for cutting unalloyed steel with a maximum
content of 0.3 percent carbon, oxygen with a cleanliness of 99.5 percent and
hoses with a length of 5 meters.
Gas Consumption and Operating Pressures for Oxygen/Acetylene
Material Cutting
thickness nozzle
[mm]
5 – 15 K 1
15 – 30 K 2
30 – 60 K 3
60 – 100 K 4
100 – 200 K 5
200 – 300 K 6
* Heating nozzles A 1g, A 2g with thread for direct connection
Gas Consumption and Operating Pressures for Oxygen/Propane
Material Cutting
thickness nozzle
[mm]
5 – 15 K 1
15 – 30 K 2
30 – 60 K 3
60 – 100 K 4
100 – 200 K 5
200 – 300 K 6
* Heating nozzles P 1g, P 2g with thread for direct connection
Heating Oxygen
nozzle pres-
sure
[bar]
3.0
4.5
A 1;
6.0
A 1g*
7.5
A 2; 8.0
A 2g*
10.0
Heating Oxygen
nozzle pres-
sure
[bar]
3.0
4.5
P 1;
6.0
P 1g*
7.5
P 2; 8.0
P 2g*
10.0
Acetylene Heating
pressure oxygen
consumpt.
[bar] [m³/h]
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.0
1.2
1.5
Propane Heating
pressure oxygen
consumpt.
[bar] [m³/h]
0.6
0.7
0.9
0.5
1.0
1.2
1.5
22
Cutting Acetylene
oxygen consumpt.
consumpt.
[m³/h] [m³/h]
1.5 0.55
3.0 0.65
5.0 0.80
10.0 0.90
15.0 1.00
25.0 1.30
Cutting Propane
oxygen consumpt.
consumpt.
[m³/h] [kg/h]
1.5 0.30
3.0 0.35
5.0 0.40
10.0 0.50
15.0 0.70
25.0 0.80