Water Jet Cutting Aluminum Thickness

People say that water and abrasive can t cut thick sections but we can cut through over a foot thick in pretty much any common material.

Water jet cutting aluminum thickness.

Waterjet cutting is most commonly used for cutting aluminum thick carbon steel and stainless steel copper brass titanium plastic and rubber. Parts cut from such thicknesses may take an entire day. While you can cut steel as thick as 9 23 cm and aluminum as thick as 12 30 cm this is not the norm. Waterjet cutting is most commonly used for cutting aluminum thick carbon steel and stainless steel copper brass titanium plastic and rubber.

Another common misconception about waterjets concerns their ability to cut thicker materials as burnham explained. Sheet and plate sizes range from 010 to 8 thick and 24 to 60 wide. In 1 3 cm steel it takes twice that time. A 2 5 cm thick part might take hours while a 1 16 1 5 mm part will cut in seconds.

For metals like titanium steel brass or aluminum waterjet is the most versatile cutting method available. Time to make parts will also vary based on the equipment used in making the waterjet machine. A typical part in 1 3 cm aluminum might take 2 to 10 minutes to make. However if there are sharp corners or curves then the cutting quickly becomes extremely slow.

Waterjet tables can be used to cut thicker metals than can be processed with a laser like titanium and aluminum up to 305 mm and offer greater precision than plasma cutting. If there s an aluminum we haven t cut before we can find the right solution for your project. The jet streams generated are capable of cutting material ranging from 0005 thick to 12 thick. If the cut is along a straight line or a shallow curve then it is also more practical to cut thick materials.

We ll have to cut slower but it does have the ability to cut thick.