WATERJET CAPABILITIES

Stainless steel is a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass. Stainless steel does not readily corrode, rust or stain with water as ordinary steel does. However, it is not fully stain-proof in low-oxygen, high-salinity, or poor air-circulation environments.

Plastic is a material consisting of any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organics that are malleable and can be molded into solid objects of diverse shapes. Plastics are typically organic polymers of high molecular mass, but they often contain other substances. They are usually synthetic, most commonly derived from petrochemicals, but many are partially natural.

A metal is a material (an element, compound, or alloy) that is typically hard, opaque, shiny, and has good electrical and thermal conductivity. Metals are generally malleable — that is, they can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking — as well as fusible (able to be fused or melted) and ductile (able to be drawn out into a thin wire).

Whether you’re cutting granite, marble, slate, limestone, soapstone, travertine, engineered stone or any other material for floors and counters; porcelain or ceramic tile for inlays or medallions; or glass and metal for artistic accents and signage, the abrasive waterjet’s unique ability to cut very intricate designs at high speed without breakage frees your imagination and expands your business.

High-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) is a type of alloy steel that provides better mechanical properties or greater resistance to corrosion than carbon steel. HSLA steels vary from other steels in that they are not made to meet a specific chemical composition but rather to specific mechanical properties. They have a carbon content between 0.05–0.25% to retain formability and weldability.

Glass is a non-crystalline solid that is often transparent and has widespread practical, technological, and decorative usage in things like window panes, tableware, and optoelectronics.

A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite) is a material made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties that, when combined, produce a material with characteristics different from the individual components.

Light weight metals include aluminum, magnesium, titanium, and beryllium alloys. Aluminum and aluminum alloys are lightweight, non-ferrous metals with good corrosion resistance, ductility, and strength. Aluminum is relatively easy to fabricate by forming, machining, or welding.

The breaking strength of a real solid is not determined directly by the interatomic forces but by the properties of the imperfections that the solid contains. To be very strong a solid must resist both pltlstic yielding and brittle cracking. One material cannot normally resist both types of failure. Strong metals are designed to resist plastic yielding. Modern strong composite materials can be devised, in which brittle substances are used and a fibrous microstructure designed to arrest crack propagation.