Often people who purchase stainless steel products do not know how to transport them or they only want to use a part of the sheet. If this topic concerns you, then you can breathe easy: cutting stainless steel sheet is possible and now you will learn about several common methods.
The first method is based on the principle of tailor's scissors. A very large force is applied to the knife, under the influence of this force it presses on the metal and divides it into parts of the required sizes (as well as the shapes you need).
Steel sheets are smooth and neat; they can be used immediately at their destination; the accuracy is extremely high. Due to different types of equipment, the thickness of the sheet can vary, so this method can be considered the most versatile.
The usual and long-known method of cutting metal rolling is the use of gas. To do this, you will need portable equipment consisting of a gas burner, mixer, hoses, pressure regulators and gas cylinders connected to them (propane, most often in combination with oxygen). Pros: speed of work and mobility, that is, you can do the work where it is convenient for you or the client. Cons: slight melting at the edges of the sheet and an error of about four millimeters.
In addition, it is possible to cut the rolled sheet and grinder. Compared to the previous method, there are two advantages: the absence of melting at the edges of the sheet, as well as a slightly higher accuracy. On the other hand, the grinder can cut sheets of only a small area, and the process itself is dangerous and time-consuming.
Finally, there is a way that keeps pace with modern technology. This is a laser cutting method and can cut stainless steel up to twelve millimeters thick. The indisputable advantages of this method are extremely high speed and accuracy. The use of a laser makes it possible to cut metal along a complex contour, and the error is only about one tenth of a millimeter. In addition, the quality of the edge of the cut sheet will be significantly higher than when using the previously described methods. However, it should be clearly understood that this method is more expensive than the previous ones.
