Plasma Arc Cutting Torch

A gas such as argon nitrogen hydrogen or air is injected into the arc inside the torch turning it into a plasma with a temperature of more than 10 000 c.

Plasma arc cutting torch.

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. A plasma torch also known as a plasma arc plasma gun or plasma cutter plasmatron is a device for generating a directed flow of plasma. Plasma arc cutting is a process in which an electronic arc ionizes a gas creating a super heated plasma arc column used to cut ferrous and non ferrous metal alloys. 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. The super heated plasma jet is focused through a constricted orifice or tip which directs the arc to the work piece. Another very common thermal cutting technique is plasma arc cutting. This process is based on an electrical arc between an electrode inside a torch and the workpiece.