SECTION 4
PT-37 50 amp Carbon Steel Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Thickness
Gauge/
Inches
Fraction
16ga
0.062
1/16"
14ga
0.075
12ga
0.105
1/8"
0.125
10ga
0.135
8ga
0.165
3/16"
0.188
1/4"
0.250
3/8"
0.375
1/2"
0.500
5/8"
0.625
Metric Cutting Data
Material
Initial
Thickness
height
mm
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
15
16
The published cut speeds are the result of ESAB's laboratory testing. The actual optimum and maximum cutting speeds may
vary based on material composition, surface quality (rust, surface scale or primers, etc.) and various user setup parameters.
Initial
Pierce
Cutting
height
height
height
Inches
Inches
Inches
0.200
0.200
0.062
0.200
0.200
0.068
0.200
0.200
0.081
0.200
0.200
0.090
0.200
0.200
0.091
0.200
0.200
0.093
0.200
0.200
0.094
0.200
0.200
0.125
0.200
0.250
0.120
0.200
0.250
0.077
0.200
0.275
0.075
Pierce
Cutting
height
height
mm
mm
mm
5.1
5.1
1.5
5.1
5.1
1.8
5.1
5.1
2.2
5.1
5.1
2.3
5.1
5.1
2.5
5.1
5.1
3.0
5.1
5.7
3.1
5.1
6.4
2.9
5.1
6.4
2.2
5.1
6.6
1.9
5.1
6.8
1.9
5.1
7.0
1.9
Arc
Pierce
voltage
Delay
Width
Volts
msec
Inches
118
0
0.040
120
0
0.044
124
50
0.052
127
100
0.058
127
100
0.059
128
100
0.061
129
100
0.062
133
150
0.068
139
200
0.068
145
400
0.072
151
950
0.075
Arc
Pierce
Kerf
voltage
Delay
Width
Volts
msec
mm
118
0
1.0
120
0
1.1
126
100
1.4
128
100
1.5
130
100
1.6
132
150
1.7
136
175
1.7
140
225
1.7
144
350
1.8
147
625
1.9
149
800
1.9
151
950
1.9
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OPERATION
Kerf
Optimum
Maximum
Speed
Speed
IPM
IPM
375
430
330
380
220
270
150
195
140
185
110
155
90
130
65
85
35
45
20
27
10
12
Optimum
Maximum
Speed
Speed
mm/min
mm/min
9800
11200
8000
9300
4400
5600
3000
4100
2200
3150
1800
2400
1250
1625
825
1075
600
775
400
525
325
410
250
300