pt-37 30 & 40 amp galvanized steel Data when used with esp-50 plasma system
Inch cutting data
Material
cutting
thickness
current
Gauge
Inches
24ga
0.028
22ga
0.034
20ga
0.040
18ga
0.052
16ga
0.064
14ga
0.079
12ga
0.108
10ga
0.138
Metric cutting Data
Material
cutting
thickness
current
mm
Amps
0.7
30
0.8
30
0.9
30
1
30
1.5
30
2
40
2.5
40
3
40
3.5
40
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
height
height
Amps
Inches
Inches
30
0.156
0.156
30
0.156
0.156
30
0.156
0.156
30
0.156
0.156
30
0.156
0.156
40
0.156
0.156
40
0.156
0.156
40
0.188
0.188
Initial
pierce
height
height
mm
mm
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.0
4.2
4.2
4.8
4.8
operatIon
cutting
arc
height
Voltage
Inches
Volts
0.062
117
0.062
118
0.062
119
0.062
120
0.062
124
0.078
119
0.078
121
0.090
123
cutting
arc
pierce
height
Voltage
Delay
mm
Volts
msec
1.6
117
0
1.6
118
0
1.6
118
0
1.6
119
0
1.6
122
0
2.0
119
0
2.0
120
50
2.1
122
100
2.3
123
100
19
pierce
Kerf
optimum
Delay
Width
speed
msec
Inches
IPM
0
0.030
300
0
0.032
270
0
0.033
260
0
0.035
235
0
0.036
180
0
0.040
220
100
0.041
170
100
0.050
110
Kerf
optimum
Width
speed
mm
mm/min
0.8
7600
0.8
7200
0.8
6800
0.8
6600
0.9
5100
1.0
5600
1.0
4700
1.1
3800
1.3
2800
Maximum
speed
IPM
405
355
330
280
210
250
195
140
Maximum
speed
mm/min
10300
9700
8900
8400
6100
6400
5400
4500
3600