Water Cutting Steel Plate

Thick using a ferrous metal cutting blade.

Water cutting steel plate. As amazing as it sounds if you get water flowing fast enough it can actually cut metal. Unlike flame cutting which creates heat affected zones waterjet cutting does not appreciably heat the material being cut. Water cutting steel products steel plate water jet cutting services laser profile cutting services for steel water jet cutting is an industrial process that allows the user to cut a variety of different materials including steel. You can cut mild steel up to about 3 8 in.

The term abrasive jet refers specifically to the use of a mixture of water and abrasive to cut hard materials such as metal or granite while the terms pure waterjet and water only cutting refer to waterjet cutting without the use of added abrasives often used for softer materials such as wood or rubber. We cut pipe plate billets rods bar stock slabs and multi layer laminates. A waterjet is a tool used in machine shops to cut metal parts with a very high pressure stream of water. Hot metal chips will fly.

Cut metal with your circular saw. Think of a waterjet as something with about 30 times the pressure of the power washer wand at your local car wash. We custom design cutting tools for special projects. Using the angle grinder and slicer wheel.

If the water level is too close to the plate the cutting oxygen jet can stir the water and cause it to splash up which can cause poor cut quality. In our test it cut through rebar like a hot knife through butter. Stainless plates thru 8 thick can be dynamic waterjet cut. One cutting method uses an angle grinder and an abrasive cutoff or slicer wheel to cut through even the thickest steel plate with minimal effort.

Ultra high pressure water jet cutting is perfect for any number of materials concrete asphalt granite glass fiberglass plastics and all types of metal. Our stainless steel grades are well suited for dynamic waterjet cutting. It may not be an obvious choice but fitted with the right blade a circular saw is a great metal cutting tool. Safe cut can customize a cutting system for your exact.

An oxyfuel torch can cut a plate sitting on slats that are above water but the water tends to over cool the bottom of the plate preventing the dross from falling off easily. This is done by using only a high pressured jet of water or a mixture of water and an abrasive material.