Amada America Inc.
Laser Group
4/21/99
N2
N2
N2
N2
N2
N2
Gas
pressure
(kg)
8
9
10
15
15
15
nozzle
used (mm
dia.)
2
2
2
3
3
3
1500
O2
5
3
1500
O2
1.5
2
Material, process
thickness
Laser (power)
needed
Gas type
stainless clean cut
stainless clean cut
stainless clean cut
stainless clean cut
stainless clean cut
stainless clean cut
0.045
0.105
0.125
0.187
0.25
0.375
1500
1500
1500
1500
2000
3000
stainless Oxygen cut
0.25
mild steel Oxygen cut
0.125
Gas flow rate
cfh (est)
800
900
1000
3375
3375
3375
0
0
1125
0
150
Gas
consumption
per shift at 70%
4480
5040
5600
18900
18900
18900
0
0
6300
0
840
# of shifts per
liquid tank *
** average flow rate
assuming 70% flow time
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.2
0.2
0.2
560
630
700
2362.5
2362.5
2362.5
0
0
787.5
0
105
* this assumes 4500 cubic foot tank- may vary by vendor, etc.
** indicates size of evaporator to use
pressure (kg)
cfh flow rate (2
mm nozzle)
est. cfh flow
rate 3mm
nozzle
1
5
10
15
20
25
100
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
225
1125
2250
3375
4500
5625
2 mm nz gas 3 mm nz gas
use at 70% use at 70%
cutting
cutting (est.)
70
350
700
1050
1400
1750
157.5
787.5
1575
2362.5
3150
3937.5
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