The plasma arc formation begins when a gas such as oxygen nitrogen argon or even shop air is forced through a small nozzle orifice inside the torch.
Plasma arc cutting torch diagram.
The schematic arrangement of plasma arc machining is shown in fig.
A plasma arc cutting machine cutting the internal sections of a metal part.
Manual plasma welding is operated over a range 0 1 to 100a from thinner foil to 3 4 mm thickness in stainless steel nickel and nickel alloys copper.
The plasma arc cutting torch carries a tungsten electrode fitted in a small chamber.
Construction of plasma arc machining.
Plasma arc cutting also referred to as plasma fusion cutting or plasma cutting is a fabrication process which employs superheated ionized gas funneled through a plasma torch to heat melt and ultimately cut electrically conductive material into.
This electrode is connected to the negative terminal of a dc power supply.
A plasma cutter will use this electrically conductive gas to transfer energy from a power supply to any conductive material resulting in a cleaner faster cutting process than with oxyfuel.
So it acts as a cathode.
Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel stainless steel aluminum brass and copper although other conductive metals may be cut as well plasma cutting is often used in fabrication shops automotive repair and restoration industrial construction and.