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The laser beam, plasma arc, and oxygen cutting methods are widely used in metal cutting processes. These methods are quite different from each other in terms of initial setup cost and cutting success. A powered laser beam is used in laser beam cutting, plasma is used in plasma arc cutting, flammable gas - oxygen mixture is used in the oxygen cutting method. In this study, the cutting success of these methods was investigated on tensile specimens. Microstructure, hardness (HV 0.1), surface roughness, and strengths were investigated after the cutting process. The tensile test implemented with tensile samples cut from the same material by these three methods, it was observed that the strength values of the samples changed by about 8% in tensile strength depending on the cutting process. The hardness of the cut surfaces in plasma arc cutting increased from 150 HV to 230 HV for S235JR material. For this reason, it is difficult to perform machining operations after plasma cutting. The hardness value reached after laser beam cutting is 185 HV. Plasma arc cutting is more cost-effective than laser beam cutting. 1-3° vertical inclination (conicity) occurs on the cut surface in plasma arc cutting, while this inclination almost does not occur in laser cutting. In plasma cutting benches, cutting is done with oxygen, and in cutting with oxygen, the taper is seen in a small amount.

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