1、Criteria forDescribingOxygen-CutSurfacesAWS C4.1-77 (R2010)An American National Standard550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)An American National StandardApproved by theAmerican National Standards InstituteReaffirmed: October 29, 2009Criteria for DescribingOxygen-Cut Surfaces1st
2、EditionPrepared by theAmerican Welding Society (AWS) C4 Committee on Oxyfuel Gas Welding and CuttingUnder the Direction of theAWS Technical Activities CommitteeApproved by theAWS Board of DirectorsAbstractThis document is an aid to assist users, inspectors, and producers in communicating among one a
3、nother their needs withregard to the oxygen-cut surface.AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)iiInternational Standard Book Number: 978-0-87171-768-9American Welding Society550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126 2010 by American Welding SocietyAll rights reservedPrinted in the United States of AmericaReaffirmed: Octob
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23、, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126.This page is intentionally blank.ivAWS C4.1-77 (R2010)vAWS C4.1-77 (R2010)Personnel (Reaffirmation)AWS C4 Committee on Oxyfuel Gas Welding and CuttingA. T. Sheppard, Chair The DuRoss GroupM. J. Hogan, 1st Vice Chair The Harris Products Group, A Lincoln Electr
24、ic CompanyD. B. Overvaag, 2nd Vice Chair Smith Equipment Manufacturing, Division of ITWA. M. Alonso, Secretary American Welding SocietyJ. D. Compton JD it was reaffirmed in 2010. This standard encompasses this users documentto aid in communication between parties and a separate plastic replica Surfa
25、ce Roughness Guide for Oxygen Cuttingwhich shows four samples of oxygen cut surfaces with varying levels of quality.The front matter was updated during the 2010 reaffirmation but no changes were made to the text of the document or theplastic weld replica.Comments and suggestions for the improvement
26、of this standard are welcome. They should be sent to the Secretary,AWS C4 Committee on Oxyfuel Gas Welding and Cutting, American Welding Society, 550 N.W. LeJeune Road, Miami,FL 33126.This page is intentionally blank.xAWS C4.1-77 (R2010)AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)1This document is an aid to assist users, in
27、spectors, and producers in communicating among one another their needs withregard 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, tip
28、s, and cutting machines(4) Oxygen purity(5) Vibrations from nearby equipment(6) Movement of the workpiece due to thermal expansion and contractionAcceptance levels of an oxygen-cut surface should be established by the user, based upon the service requirements of thepart. It is recommended that crite
29、ria pertinent to these acceptance levels be incorporated into the users shop drawings andbid documents.Repair of Oxygen-Cut SurfacesIt may be necessary to repair the as-cut surface to correct one of the conditions herein described to meet acceptance levelsestablished by the user. One accepted method
30、 is grinding. 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 mutuallyagreeable to user and producer.Criteria for DescribingOxygen-Cut SurfacesAWS C4.1-77 (R2010)2Flatness
31、(F): The distance betweenDraglines (D): Lines which appear on the oxygen-Notch (N): Gouges in an oxygen-cut surface significantly deeper than the overall surfacethe two closest parallel planesbetween which all points of the cutsurface lie.FFDNN(Bottom View)roughness.cut surface. Their contours and d
32、irections do notaffect the quality of the cut surface.Roughness (R): Roughness consistsof recurring peaks and valleys inthe oxygen-cut surface. This can bedetermined by samples of acceptablequality, or by comparison to the AWSC4.1 Surface Roughness Guide forOxygen Cutting.AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)3ABAngul
33、arity (A): The deviation in degrees at any point of the cut surface from the specified angle.A = specified angle, square or bevel cutsB = the deviation from the specified angleTTTop Edge Rounding (T): Melting of the top edge of an oxygen-cut surface.SSlag (S): Deposits resulting from the oxygen cutt
34、ing process which adhere to the base metal orcut surface.This page is intentionally blank.AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)4AWS C4.1-77 (R2010)5A1. IntroductionThe American Welding Society (AWS) Board of Directors has adopted a policy whereby all official interpretations ofAWS standards are handled in a formal ma
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