Compare Plasma Cutter and Oxyacetylene:

Plasma cutter can be perform on some category of conductive metal - mild steel, aluminum and stainless are a few examples. By mild steel, operators will practice faster, thicker cuts than with alloys.

Oxyacetylene cuts by burning throughout the metal and is so limited to steel and other ferrous metals. Plasma cutter produce sufficient power to melt the metal and then creates the momentum to blow it away. Since of this, plasma cutter can cut non ferrous materials, has a lesser ability level and offers sooner travel speeds. In addition, it does not need the use of flammable or explosive resources and is so, safer to work.

The only drawbacks are that plasma cutting machinery is much costly than oxyacetylene, and too, oxyacetylene does not need access to electrical power or compressed air which can create it a more suitable technique for a few users.