Hypertherm Powermax45 XP - Marking, Scoring, and Dimpling Profiles

Guidelines for Marking
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Marking, scoring, and dimpling profiles
The following tables show typical width and depth profiles for light marking, heavy marking and
scoring, and dimpling on mild steel.
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The width and depth of the marks change as you adjust the output
current, gas type, torch standoff, and marking speed (or dwell time for
dimpling).
Light marking on
aluminum
Air Argon
Light marking
Air Argon
Width 2.79 mm (0.11 inch) 1.22 mm (0.048 inch)
Depth Less than 0.02 mm (0.001 inch) Less than 0.02 mm (0.001 inch)
Travel speed 2.5 m/min (100 in/min) 3.2 m/min (125 in/min)
Heavy marking / Scoring
Air Argon
Width 2.79 mm (0.11 inch) 1.22 mm (0.048 inch)
Depth 0.09 mm (0.0035 inch) Less than 0.02 mm (0.001 inch)
Travel speed 2.5 m/min (100 in/min) 3.2 m/min (125 in/min)
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