Common Metal Sheet Cutting Methods:
Grinding Wheel Cutting
Steel is cut using a high-speed rotating grinding wheel. This method is lightweight, flexible, and convenient, making it suitable for construction sites and interior decoration. It is commonly used for cutting small-diameter square pipes, round pipes, and special-shaped pipes.
Saw Cutting
Saw cutting involves dividing a workpiece using a saw blade. Metal band saw machines are commonly used for this process. It is a fundamental method in metal processing, with saw blades selected based on material hardness and optimal sawing speed adjustments.
Flame Cutting (Oxygen and Gas Cutting)
Flame cutting uses a chemical reaction between oxygen and red-hot steel to heat and melt the metal. Acetylene or natural gas is used for heating. This method is suitable for cutting carbon plates up to two meters thick but is not ideal for stainless steel, copper, or aluminum. Flame cutting is cost-effective but may result in a rough section with significant thermal deformation and slag.
Plasma Cutting
Plasma cutting, developed in the 1950s, uses a high-temperature plasma arc to partially melt and evaporate metal at the cut line. The high-speed plasma removes the molten metal. Plasma cutting is fast, especially for carbon steel sheets, and provides smooth cuts with minimal thermal deformation. It can cut various metals, including carbon plates, stainless steel, copper, aluminum, and nickel-titanium.
Laser Cutting
Laser cutting employs high-energy laser beams to melt or vaporize metal for precise and efficient cutting of thin steel plates (<30mm). It offers high cutting speed, excellent dimensional accuracy (up to ±0.05mm), and minimal heat-affected zones, resulting in nearly no deformation. Laser cutting excels in quality, while plasma cutting is generally faster.
Waterjet Cutting
Waterjet cutting uses high-pressure water jets, often mixed with abrasives like garnet or emery, to cut metal. It can handle thicknesses up to 200mm and achieve accuracy of ±0.4mm or better. The primary advantage of waterjet cutting is the absence of thermal effects, making it suitable for materials sensitive to heat and allowing for intricate shapes and curves.
Hubei Meisar CNC rely on the plasma cutting ways to )cut kinds of thin metal sheet:
Simple introduction:
Machine type: Portable type, cantilever type, plasma way cnc cutting machine MS-P1630HD
Cutting way: plasma cnc cutting (can add flame cnc cutting on one machine).
Cutting thickness: Plasma cutting, most thin thickness 0.1-25mm (recommended)
Suitable for metal sheet material: mild steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminium, zinc etc sheet.
Cutting speed: 0-6500mm/Min
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Portable type Plasma Cutting Machine |
Portable type flame Cutting Machine |
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Model |
1630HD |
1630HD |
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Plasma THC |
With Plasma THC |
Electric THC |
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Effective Cutting Range (X*Y) |
1600*3000mm |
1600*3000mm |
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Customizing |
Track length (effective cutting length Y axis) can be extended as special length |
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Y axis Track Size (mm) |
3500 |
3500 |
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Torch Height Control Style |
With Plasma THC |
Electric THC |
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Input Power |
Single Phase AC 110 or 220V |
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Approximately 220W |
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Cutting Modes |
Plasma Cutting and or Flame Cutting |
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Transmission Style |
Rack And Gear |
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Motor Style |
Step Motors Single Drive or Change to be Servo |
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Cutting Speed |
0 - 6500 mm / min (Maximum 6500mm/min) |
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Torch Lifting Distance (Z) |
≤230mm |
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Operation Precision |
± 0.2 mm / meter |
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Flame (Gas) Cutting Thickness |
Piercing Capacity: 5 - 60 mm Edge Start: 5 -120mm |
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Plasma Cutting Thickness |
Depends on the cutting capacity of the Plasma Generator |
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Color Selection |
Red, Yellow and blue |
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Cutting Table |
We offer free table drawing for user, freely to make. |
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