Flame cutting is a thermal cutting process that uses oxygen and a fuel source to create a flame with enough energy to melt and sever material. The use of oxygen and fuel in the flame cutting process is why it is also often referred to as “oxyfuel cutting”.
Flame cutting uses a neutral flame to heat the material up to its kindling temperature. When this is reached, the operator presses a lever that releases an additional high-flowing stream of oxygen to the flame. This is used to sever the material and blow away the molten metal, or dross.
Oxy-fuel cutting supplies more heat and thus raises the temperature of work pieces than all other cutting methods. The quality of the final cut surface can be excellent with a sharp top edge, square/flat cut surface, and a sharp slag-free lower edge.
