Water Jet Cutting Aluminum Thickness

While you can cut steel as thick as 9 23 cm and aluminum as thick as 12 30 cm this is not the norm.

Water jet cutting aluminum thickness. The jet streams generated are capable of cutting material ranging from 0005 thick to 12 thick. 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. 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.

Parts cut from such thicknesses may take an entire day. We ll have to cut slower but it does have the ability to cut thick. If the cut is along a straight line or a shallow curve then it is also more practical to cut thick materials. Waterjet cutting is most commonly used for cutting aluminum thick carbon steel and stainless steel copper brass titanium plastic and rubber.

Sheet and plate sizes range from 010 to 8 thick and 24 to 60 wide. 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. A 2 5 cm thick part might take hours while a 1 16 1 5 mm part will cut in seconds.

The jet streams generated are capable of cutting material ranging from 0005 thick to 12 thick. If there s an aluminum we haven t cut before we can find the right solution for your project. Some of the other aluminums we have processed are 5083 and 5086 7075 mic 6 cast tooling plate and all thickness of aluminum tread plate in both 3003 and 6061. For metals like titanium steel brass or aluminum waterjet is the most versatile cutting method available.

Waterjet cutting is most commonly used for cutting aluminum thick carbon steel and stainless steel copper brass titanium plastic and rubber.