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Criteria for Describing

Oxygen-Cut Surfaces

This document is an aid to assist users, inspectors, and producers in communicating

among one another their needs with regard to the oxygen-cut surface.
The quality of an oxygen-cut surface is dependent on many variables, some of which
are as follows:
(1) Material and surface condition
(2) Operator ability
(3) Condition and design of torches, tips and cutting machines
(4) Oxygen purity
(5) Vibrations from nearby equipment
(6) Movement of the workpiece due to thermal expansion and contraction
Acceptance levels of an oxygen-cut surface should be established by the user, based
upon the service requirements of the part. It is recommended that criteria pertinent to
these acceptance levels be incorporated into the users shop drawings and bid documents.

Repair of Oxygen-Cut Surfaces

It may be necessary to repair the as-cut surface to correct one of the conditions herein
described to meet acceptance levels established by the user. One accepted method is grind-
ing. However, when repairs to meet acceptance levels require welding, such repair should
be performed in accordance with applicable code requirements. The method of repair
should be mutually agreeable to user and producer.
 Personnel
AWS Committee on Gas Welding and Oxygen Cutting
C. A. Van Horn, Chairman Chemetron Corporation
F. H. Sasse, Vice-Chairman Union Carbide Corp.
T J. Olivera , Secretary American Welding Society
H. E. Cable Weld Tooling Corporation
W Fildes Caterpillar Tractor Co .
R. D. Green MAPP Products
D. R. Griffith* Gas Arc Supply
F. Hach Harris Calorific Co.
J. T Johnson Victor Equipment Co.
L . L. Johnson Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co .
D. B. Kittle* General Electric
J. B. Levinson Levinson Steel Corp.
E.K.Long Newport News Shipbuilding
R.A. Manley J. A. Jones Construction Co.
C. R. McGowan American Bridge Div.
J. E. McQuillen Air Products and Chemicals
L. C. Smith Airco Welding Products
D. W. Smith Rexarc Inc.

*Advisory Member

Prepared by
AWS Committee on Gas Welcling and Oxygen Cutting

Under the Direction of

AWS Technical Activities Committee

Approved by
AWS Board of Directors, October 18,1976

©1977 by American Welding Society

All rights reserved
American Welding Society, 2501 N.W. 7th Street, Miami, FL 33125
Note: By publication of these Criteria the American Welding Society does not insure
anyone utilizing the Criteria against liability arising from the use of such Criteria. A pub-
lication of Criteria by the American Welcling Society does not carry with it any right to
make, use or sell any patented items. Each prospective should make an independent
investigation.
Printed in the United States of America
 A= specified angle, square or bevel
cuts

B =the deviation from the specified

angle

Angularity (A): The deviation in degrees at any point of the cut surface from the specified angle

Top Edge Rounding (T): Melting of the top edge of an oxygen-cut surface.

Slag (S): Deposits resulting from the oxygen cutting

process which adhere to the base metal or cut surface.

~1977 by American Welding Society

 F
Flatness (F): The distance between
the two closest parallel planes
between which all points of the cut
surface lie.

Roughness (R): Roughness consists of

Draglines (D): Lines which appear on the oxy-
gen-cut surface. Their contours and directions do
not affect the quality of the cut surface.
recurring peaks and valleys in the oxygen-cut
surface. This can be determined by samples
of acceptable quality, or by comparison
to the AWS C4.1 Surface Roughness Guide
for Oxygen Cutting.

(Bottom View)

Notch (N): Gouges in an oxygen-cut surface significantly deeper than

the overall surface roughness.
 Terms for Describing
Oxygen-Cut Surfaces

Flatness (F): The distance be-

tween the two closest parallel
planes between whtch all pomts
of the cut surface lie.
Angularity (A): The dev1at1on m
degrees at any point of the cut
surface from the specified angle.
Draglines (D): Lines which ap-
pear on the oxygen-cut surface.
The1r contours and directions do
not affect the quality of the cut
surface.
Roughness (R)! Roughness con-
sists of recurnng peaks and val-
leys in the oxygen-cut surface
Th1s can be determined by sam-
ples of acceptable quality, or by
comparison to the AWS C4.1 Sur-
face Roughness Gu1de for Oxy-
gen Cutting.
Top Edge Rounding (T): Melt-
mg of the top edge of an oxygen-
cut surface
Notch (N): Gouges In an oxygen-
cut surface sign1f1cantly deeper
than the overall surface roughness.
Slag {5): Deposits resulting from
the oxygen cuttmg process which
adhere to the base metal or cut
surface