Cutting Steel Underwater

Oxygen arc cutting advantages of the steel tubular electrodes.

Cutting steel underwater.

They perform efficient cutting and will burn through steel concrete rock coral marine growth and other non conductive materials when the power is off. Heat distortion occurs when you heat up one part of a plate and then let it cool causing uneven expansion and contraction. Cutting under water keeps the entire plate cooler which reduces warping of the cut parts and the skeleton or scrap plate. Here is a short vid of some underwater cutting of steel with a exothermic torch and firewire rod.

Cast iron stainless steel and non ferrous metals do not oxidize. The co23 uses standard 10 inch 25 4 cm diameter abrasive or wet or dry diamond blades for cutting metals or concrete. Therefore underwater cutting becomes a melting process. Co23 cut off saw the stanley co23 cut off saw was designed for underwater use but it is also a very useful tool on land as well.

The broco underwater cutting system the broco underwater cutting system provides the fastest most efficient and cost effective means of completing underwater cutting piercing and gouging tasks.