The percentage of time during a time period that a power source can be operated at rated output without overheating. Based on a ten minute cycle.
Welding Tech
The ability of a material to become permanently deformed without failure.
Re-solidified molten metal and oxides adhering to the top or bottom edge during thermal cutting.
The angle between the impinging jet stream centerline and a direction perpendicular to the plate surface.
The offset distance between the entrance and exit points of the gas stream on the plate being cut, measured on the cut edge. Drag will increase and decrease with varying conditions such as speed, oxygen pressure, plate thickness, oxygen purity, etc.