Precision plasma can pierce and cut stainless steel up to around 40mm and high amperage plasma systems can pierce and cut stainless steel up to around 100mm.
Plasma cutting stainless steel sheet.
The next consideration for successful stainless steel cutting with plasma is material type.
When a plasma process engineered for cutting 304l is applied to another similar austenitic alloy for example 316l dross and a rough cut edge can result.
To clean cut stainless steel sheet and plate fabricators first must choose the right cnc cutting equipment and then set the correct process related variables.
304l an austenitic stainless steel is the most commonly used grade worldwide.
Precise machine motion controls torch to material distance control and the correct plasma and assist gases all are crucial to producing weld ready plasma cut edges on all stainless steel thicknesses.