Oxyfuel Gas Cutting:

Oxyfuel gas cutting (OFC) processes sever or eliminate metal by the chemical reaction of oxygen with the metal at elevated temperatures. A flame of fuel gas burning in oxygen maintains the essential temperature. In the case of oxidation resistant metals, the reaction is aided by adding up chemical fluxes or metal powders to the cutting oxygen stream.

The procedure has been called by several other names such as flame cutting, burning, and flame machining. The oxygen stream carries out the actual cutting operation. The oxygen- fuel gas flame is the mechanism utilized to raise the base metal to an acceptable preheat temperature range and to maintain the cutting operation.

The OFC torch is a versatile tool that might be readily taken to the work site. It is utilized to cut plates up to 2.0 m thick. Since the cutting oxygen jet contains a 360° 'cutting edge', it provides a fast means of cutting both curved shapes and straight edges to required dimensions without expensive handling equipment. Cutting direction might be constantly changed during operation.