Air carbon arc gouging is the process of removing metal from the workpiece using the heat of a carbon arc, compressed air, and power source. Simple, fast, and easy, the process can efficiently gouge almost all metals making it suitable for various industrial applications.

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Air carbon arc cutting, also referred to as metal arc gouging, and previously as air arc cutting, [1] is an arc cutting process where metal is cut and melted by the heat of a carbon arc. Molten metal is then removed by a blast of air. It employs a consumable carbon or graphite electrode to melt the material, which is then blown away by an air jet.

2021年12月3日 · Carbon arc gouging, commonly referred to as air arc gouging, is often chosen for material removal because it’s a portable process that can quickly remove a lot of material. Sometimes gouging is necessary to complete a specific type of weld for the weld joint design.

Air carbon arc gouging works as follows. An electric arc is generated between the tip of a carbon electrode and the workpiece. The metal becomes molten and a high velocity air jet streams down the electrode to blow it away, thus leaving a clean groove.

The air carbon arc process is flexible, efficient, and cost effective on practically any metal; carbon steel, stainless steel and other ferrous alloys; gray, malleable and ductile cast iron; aluminum; nickel; copper alloys and other nonferrous metals.

2023年12月6日 · Carbon arc gouging, also known as air carbon arc cutting, is a metal removal process that utilizes an electric arc between a carbon electrode and the workpiece. The intense heat generated by the arc melts the metal, while a continuous blast of air blows away the molten metal, creating a clean groove.

Air carbon arc (CAC-A) cutting and gouging removes layers of material from a metal workpiece without damaging the underlying material. This process is commonly used to cut metal, remove defective welds, and prepare surfaces for welding.

When it comes to air carbon arc gouging torches and portable exothermic cutting torches, Arcair, an ESAB brand, is the industry leader in high volume metal removal. Arcair introduced air carbon arc gouging technology in 1949 to solve problems related to removing hardened steels.

The air carbon-arc process (CAC-A) physically removes metal, not chemically as in oxy-fuel cutting (OFC). Gouging or cutting occurs when the intense heat of the arc between the carbon electrode and the workpiece melts part of the workpiece. Simultaneously, air passes through the arc quickly enough to blow the molten material away.