SECTION 4
PT-37 50 amp Aluminum Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Thickness
Gauge/
Inches
Fraction
14ga
0.062
1/16"
12ga
0.081
10ga
0.102
1/8"
0.125
8ga
0.129
6ga
0.162
3/16"
0.188
1/4"
0.250
3/8"
0.375
1/2"
0.500
Metric Cutting Data
Material
Initial
Thickness
height
mm
1.5
2
3
4
5
6
8
10
12
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
0.050
0.200
0.200
0.053
0.200
0.200
0.056
0.200
0.200
0.060
0.200
0.200
0.061
0.200
0.200
0.069
0.200
0.200
0.075
0.200
0.200
0.065
0.200
0.250
0.062
0.200
0.280
0.120
Pierce
Cutting
height
height
mm
mm
mm
5.1
5.1
1.3
5.1
5.1
1.3
5.1
5.1
1.5
5.1
5.1
1.7
5.1
5.1
1.9
5.1
5.1
1.7
5.1
5.7
1.6
5.1
6.5
1.8
5.1
6.9
2.7
Arc
Pierce
voltage
Delay
Width
Volts
msec
Inches
138
50
138
80
138
100
138
150
138
150
140
175
141
200
147
250
156
350
160
500
Arc
Pierce
Kerf
voltage
Delay
Width
Volts
msec
mm
138
50
1.6
138
75
1.6
138
150
1.6
140
175
1.7
142
200
1.7
146
250
1.8
152
300
1.9
157
375
1.9
159
450
2.1
41
OPERATION
Kerf
Optimum
Maximum
Speed
Speed
IPM
IPM
0.064
320
450
0.064
280
385
0.065
230
315
0.065
180
235
0.065
175
230
0.065
135
180
0.065
100
140
0.074
72
88
0.074
36
50
0.084
20
30
Optimum
Maximum
Speed
Speed
mm/min
mm/min
8300
11700
7200
10000
5000
6600
3500
4700
2400
3400
2000
2500
1350
1725
850
1200
600
875