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Metal Fabrication

Oxy-Fuel Cutting

Oxy-fuel cutting is the most widely applied process for cutting mild steels and low alloyed steels. The process covers the entire thickness range from 1 mm to 2500 mm (0.04 -100 in.), it gives an excellent cut quality and the investment costs are low. Furthermore the process can easily be mechanized. Oxy-fuel cutting is a combustion process. An oxygen jet burns the metal in a narrow section to make a cut and removes the combustion products (slag) from the kerf. The purity of the cutting oxygen is of great importance for the cutting speed that can be achieved. A higher purity level means a higher cutting speed.

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Industrial Gases & Equipment
Prodair Air Products India Pvt Ltd.
602, Pentagon 5, Magarpatta City,
Hadaspar, Pune - 411013
Maharashtra, India

Product Name	Description/Benefits	Downloads
Gases
Fuel Gases Acetylene	Acetylene is the primary fuel for oxy-fuel welding and is the fuel of choice for repair work and general cutting and welding, Acetylene produces the hottest and most concentrated primary flame of all industrial fuel gases. Its calorific value is fairly low, but the portion emitted by the primary flame is very high, about 30%, making acetylene the fuel gas that produces the most heat in the primary flame.	MSDS
Acetylene is the primary fuel for oxy-fuel welding and is the fuel of choice for repair work and general cutting and welding, Acetylene produces the hottest and most concentrated primary flame of all industrial fuel gases. Its calorific value is fairly low, but the portion emitted by the primary flame is very high, about 30%, making acetylene the fuel gas that produces the most heat in the primary flame.
Ethylene


Audit Services/Leak Detection	Our application engineers can work with your plant personnel to analyze and understand your entire process. Based on that analysis and your needs, they can recommend process improvement solutions that can help you enhance product quality and consistency, plus optimize gas use. Air Products services include leak-checking, furnace profiling, analytical calibration, gas analysis process troubleshooting and overall process review.	Data Sheet Article
Our application engineers can work with your plant personnel to analyze and understand your entire process. Based on that analysis and your needs, they can recommend process improvement solutions that can help you enhance product quality and consistency, plus optimize gas use. Air Products services include leak-checking, furnace profiling, analytical calibration, gas analysis process troubleshooting and overall process review.