What is suitable for cutting copper?
The ideal technique for cutting copper is waterjet cutting. By using a fine abrasive and high-pressure water, precise cuts are produced without thermal influence. This is particularly important with copper, as it has a high thermal conductivity, making cutting methods that use heat, such as plasma cutting, less effective.
Waterjet cutting can also be used to cut complex shapes and thin sheets of copper while leaving the material properties unchanged. The ability to vary the water pressure and the addition of an abrasive makes this method extremely flexible and efficient. Eckert Cutting therefore recommends waterjet cutting for cutting copper.
Which cutting process is best suited to cutting metal? Which cutting process is best suited to cutting metal? Which cutting method is the best depends on various factors. The type of metal itself, the cutting thickness and the required cutting quality all have an influence on this. The cutting speed can also play a role depending on the production volume. Can you cut steel with water? Can you cut steel with water? Pure water alone cannot cut through steel, as plain water is not hard enough. But with waterjet cutting, the water can be mixed with abrasives such as garnet sand. This massively strengthens the water jet so that steel and other hard materials can be cut precisely.