Water Jet Cutting Guide

Please find below a list of material thicknesses that can be cut by our water jet cutting process

N.B. The two measurements quoted are for the actual Machine Cut followed by the Machine Capability.

Material
 Maximum thickness (mm)
Mild Steel S275 JR
 50 cut – 100 possible
Tool steels B01/M2/D2
 10 cut – 100 possible


Zintec
 Too thin
Shim - Carbon or S/S
 Too thin


Stainless Steel 304/316
 30 cut – 100 possible


Aluminium 6082-T6
 50 cut – 100 possible
Aluminium 1050-H111
 Only made to 6 max
Al Clad (Bonded Al/Acrylic)
 6 cut – 20 possible


Titanium
 100 possible
Heavy metals Ta/Mo/W
 6 cut – 20 possible


Brass / Cu Alloys
 20 cut – 100 possible
Copper C 101
 10 cut – 100 possible


Plywood (Birch faced)
 75 cut – 75 max
MDF
 Material becomes too wet to cut


Acrylic
 40 cut – 75 max
Nylon
 12 cut – 75 max


Tufnol
 5 cut – 50 max
Rubber
 50 max


Natural stone
 20 cut – 100 possible
Glass
 7 cut – 50 possible

Water jet advantages:

  • Thick materials can be cut
  • Square cut edges with 'dynamic' head
  • HAZ eliminated
  • Safe method with flammable materials
  • No pollutants into environment
  • Cold process – material properties unaffected
  • Contour head for uneven sheets
  • Difficult to cut materials by conventional methods