Plasma cutting came to light in the 1960s, out of plasma welding, and commenced as an effective process to slit metal sheets and plates in the 1980s.
It had the edge over the conventional “metal against metal” cutting of producing no metal chips, giving perfect cuts, and producing a cleaner edge than Oxy-fuel cutting.
Plasma cutters come up with an on/off switch and amperage settings that regulate the power to use for cutting.Provided with so much power yet plasma cutting is a safe, and clean way to cut metal.Process of Plasma CuttingPlasma Cutting, also known as plasma fusion cutting, is a process that employs superheated, ionized gas channeled through the plasma torch to heat, melt, and ultimately slit the material into shapes and designs.Plasma cutting is a constructive way of cutting for a wide range of materials like structural steel, copper, and aluminum, and thickness ranging between 0.5mm to 180mm.
Most of the plasma cutters consist of a swirl ring, electrode, nozzle, shield cap, and retaining cap.These components remain the same for the cutting torch, including Hypertherm powermax 65 fine cut consumables and Hypertherm plasma cutter parts.1.
ElectrodeAn electrode is a slim piece of paper containing hafnium.
Its main task is to carry electric current from the torch to the plate where it is connected and to focus the charge through the tip, which causes it to work on the workpiece.3.