Waterjet Profiling

Waterjet profiling is a methodology that is used for profiling materials like granite, ceramics, titanium, armor plate and stainless steel. In this profiling method, water is pressurized up to 60,000 psi and is then forced through a diamond or sapphire nozzle that is fine enough and powerful enough to pass through most soft materials. Mixed with abrasive sand like garnet it can slice through harder materials as well. A fine and accurate finish can be accomplished with waterjet profiling.

Details of Waterjet profiling

Unlike other processes that use heat or lasers for cutting, this process uses pressurized water for cutting. The water is pressurized to such a high degree through a fine nozzle that it can be used for cutting, structuring, ablation and profiling of a wide range of materials. With waterjet profiling no burring or thermal stress occurs. This method of profiling can handle a much wider range and thickness than other profiling methods and is fast becoming the most popular method across the world. It is commonly used for cutting thicker materials such as ceramics, stone or metals. The resulting cut surface may appear to have been sand-blasted, though the finish completely depends upon the speed of cutting.

Waterjet Profiling Highlights

Some of the benefits of waterjet profiling include:

• Waterjet profiling is a cold cutting process and so there is no thermal distortion.
  
• The cutting process is tension free, and uses a minimal cutting force
  
• Can be used for soft materials such as foam as well as hard materials
  
• Waterjet Profiling can process materials up to 300mm thick
  
• It can handle highly detailed and complex profiles

Charles Day Steel is dedicated to providing our customers with high quality waterjet profiling and cutting services. Apart from the waterjet profiling, we also serve our clients with flame cutting and Laser profiling services.

For high quality profiling and cutting of steel and other materials, Contact Charles Day (Steels) Limited Today!!