Gas Flame Cutting

Gas flame cutting is a metal cutting process that utilizes rapid oxidation of the metal by a jet of pressurized oxygen.

Process Characteristics

Is used to cut ferrous metals by rapid oxidation of narrow heated zone
Uses acetylene, propane, or natural gas as the flame source
Produces a small amount of slag
Workpiece thickness ranges from 1/8 in. to a foot or more
Is primarily a roughing cut operation
Is easily automated
Produces a narrow (1/16 in. to 1/4 in.) kerf

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Information provided is from Manufacturing Processes Reference Guide by Robert H. Todd, Dell K. Allen, and Leo Alting.--1st ed. Published by Industrial Press Inc., 1994.