SECTION 4
PT-37 30 & 40 amp Stainless Steel Data
Inch cutting data
Material
Cutting
Thickness
Current
Gauge/
Inches
Amps
Fraction
26ga
0.019
30
24ga
0.025
30
22ga
0.031
30
20ga
0.038
30
18ga
0.050
40
16ga
0.063
40
1/16"
14ga
0.078
40
12ga
0.109
40
11ga
0.125
40
1/8"
10ga
0.140
40
8ga
0.172
40
3/16"
0.188
40
6ga
0.203
40
4ga
0.234
40
3ga 1/4"
0.250
40
Metric Cutting Data
Material
Cutting
Thickness
Current
mm
Amps
0.6
30
0.7
30
0.8
30
0.9
30
1
30
1.5
40
2
40
2.5
40
3
40
3.5
40
4
40
5
40
6
40
6.5
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
Cutting
height
height
height
Inches
Inches
Inches
0.156
0.156
0.078
0.156
0.156
0.078
0.156
0.156
0.078
0.156
0.156
0.078
0.156
0.156
0.090
0.156
0.156
0.090
0.156
0.156
0.090
0.171
0.171
0.090
0.188
0.188
0.090
0.188
0.188
0.090
0.188
0.188
0.090
0.188
0.188
0.090
0.191
0.191
0.091
0.197
0.197
0.093
0.200
0.200
0.094
Initial
Pierce
Cutting
height
height
height
mm
mm
mm
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.0
4.0
4.0
2.3
4.0
4.0
2.3
4.1
4.1
2.3
4.6
4.6
2.3
4.8
4.8
2.3
4.8
4.8
2.3
4.8
4.8
2.3
5.0
5.0
2.4
5.1
5.1
2.4
Arc
Pierce
voltage
Delay
Volts
msec
127
0
128
0
128
0
129
0
120
0
118
0
119
0
123
75
126
100
126
100
128
100
128
100
129
100
133
100
134
100
Arc
Pierce
Kerf
voltage
Delay
Width
Volts
msec
mm
127
0
0.8
128
0
0.8
128
0
0.8
129
0
0.8
129
0
0.8
119
0
1.0
119
0
1.1
122
50
1.2
125
100
1.3
126
100
1.4
127
100
1.4
129
100
1.5
133
100
1.6
135
100
1.7
49
OPERATION
Kerf
Optimum
Maximum
Width
Speed
Speed
Inches
IPM
IPM
0.030
415
635
0.031
375
560
0.031
340
480
0.032
300
390
0.038
335
590
0.040
245
375
0.045
145
220
0.050
100
155
0.055
75
115
0.056
68
100
0.057
52
79
0.058
44
67
0.060
41
62
0.063
33
51
0.065
30
46
Optimum
Maximum
Speed
Speed
mm/min
mm/min
9800
14700
9200
13400
8700
12200
8000
10800
7400
9500
6800
11000
3700
5600
3000
4600
2200
3300
1750
2650
1500
2275
1075
1625
850
1300
725
1125