Materials Suited to Water Jet Cutting

At Pegasus Northwest we can apply our water jet cutting capabilities to an enormously diverse variety of materials, in a range of thicknesses from .005" to 8.00". The fundamental advantages of our water jet machining processes apply across the board: narrow kerfs, preservation of the integrity of the material (no heat affected zones) and state-of-the-art CNC precision. Water jet cutting can work for materials that are among the softest, such as rubber and foam, all the way to the most hard and brittle materials, such as tungsten.

Among the materials we've found suited to water jet cutting are:

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Aluminum Bronze Carbon Fiber Ceramics Cobalt Columbium Composites Copper Fiberglass

Foam Glass Granite Graphite Hastalloy Inconel Kevlar Marble

Mild Steel Nibrol Nickel Phenolic Polyurethane Rubber Slate Stainless Steel

Stone Terrazzo Thermoplastics Tile Titanium Tool Steel Vinyl Wood

Each material brings to the table its own special nature, and in each case there is a benefit to be reaped from water jet cutting as opposed to older forms of machining.

For example:

Tungsten Machining

Ordinary tungsten machining presents special challenges. Tungsten is a very dense, hard and brittle metal, and conventional tungsten machining requires great care and precise temperature control. Water jet tungsten machining is by its nature a cold cutting process, and it avoids the risk of mechanical stresses and damage. No heat-affected zones (HAZ) are created during the water jet tungsten machining process, preserving the intrinsic quality of the entire piece of metal.

Titanium Machining

Titanium machining presents particular difficulties when ordinary methods are employed. The heat generated on the cutting edged and tool surface during titanium machining tends to concentrate, as titanium is not a good conductor of heat. These heat-affected zones (HAZ) can suffer a loss of integrity. Titanium machining by way of our water jet method therefore offers the advantages inherent in a cold cutting process, using only high pressure water and garnet abrasives to effect the cutting, and avoiding heat damage. The end result is a clean and burr-free edge.

Contact us today to discover the special edge we can bring to bear for your material and your waterjet cutting application.

Pegasus Northwest is AS-9100, D-9100, AQS and BQS certified.