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No mechanical stress means no heat-affected zones. This typically removes secondary processing costs.
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Waterjets can cut nearly any material, whether stone, metal, or composite.
Generally speaking, if you can handle it without breaking it, we can cut it. See our tolerance table or material pages for more details.
A waterjet is a machine that utilizes a high-pressure stream of water, often mixed with abrasive minerals, to cut a wide range of materials. It has the unique ability to produce clean cuts without the heat-affected zones associated with traditional cutting techniques. See the Metals page for information on heat-affected-zones.
Water is pressurized as high as 60,000 psi (pounds per square inch) using an intensifier pump. This high-pressure water is then forced through a small orifice, creating a jet of water that travels at nearly three times the speed of sound. For cutting harder materials, such as metal or stone, an abrasive such as garnet is added to the water stream. This mixture increases its cutting power, allowing the waterjet to cut through materials up to several inches thick.
These machines are able to handle a wide range of materials. Here are some commonly cut materials.
Click here to view our tolerance table or see our material pages for more details.