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Thick stainless steel moving pierce parameters
The following tables contain the moving pierce parameters (both English and metric) that have been developed for
piercing up to 4 inches (100 mm) of stainless steel.
Table 4 – Thick stainless steel moving pierce (MP) parameters – English
Process
Thickness
(inch)
Speed 1
(ipm)
Speed 2
(ipm)
Speed 3
(ipm)
Segment 1
(inch)
Segment 2
(inch)
Segment 3
(inch)
Transfer Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Pierce Delay
(Seconds)
Percent Moving Delay
(% Pierce Delay)
Pierce Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Pierce End Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Cut Height Delay
(Seconds)
Cut Height
(inch)
MP AVC Delay
(Seconds)
800 A
H35/ N
4406112 11.515065047527580.52
400 A
H35-N/ N
3 45 20 10 0.998 0.417 2.5 300 8 50 500 250 3 0.25 4
400 A
H35-N/ N
2 45 15 20 0.75 0.417 1.5 300 4.8 50 500 250 0.5 0.25 5.7
Table 5 – Thick stainless steel moving pierce (MP) parameters – metric
Process
Thickness
(mm)
Speed 1
(mm/m)
Speed 2
(mm/m)
Speed 3
(mm/m)
Segment 1
(mm)
Segment 2
(mm)
Segment 3
(mm)
Transfer Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Pierce Delay
(Seconds)
Percent Moving Delay
(% Pierce Delay)
Pierce Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Pierce End Height Factor
(% Cut Height)
Cut Height Delay
(Seconds)
Cut Height
(mm)
MP AVC Delay
(Seconds)
800 A
H35/ N
100 1016 152 279 50.8 25.4 38.1 150 6 50 475 275 8 12.7 2
400 A
H35-N/ N
75 1143 508 254 25.3 10.6 63.5 300 8 50 500 250 3 6.4 4
400 A
H35-N/ N
50 1143 381 508 19.1 10.6 38.1 300 4.8 50 500 250 0.5 6.4 5.7