173C-8 GENTEC Acetylene Cutting Tip

Compatible, Equivalent, Interchangeable with©™*  VICTOR® 8-1-101 Part 0330-0014

173C-8 GENTEC Cutting Tips are precision machined from high quality copper alloys for durability. The gas passages for single-piece acetylene tips are accurately swage-formed and shaped on polished mandrels for smooth, efficient gas flow. Two piece tips for alternate fuel gases feature an internal spline configuration that is of the latest design, offering the optimum in cutting performance. All tips are 100% flame tested.

• Industrial Copper

• Size 8

• MAX Metal Thickness 12"

• Cutting Oxygen PSIG 45/55

• Cutting Oxygen SCFH 900/1000

• PreHeat Oxygen PSIG 20/35

• PreHeat Oxygen SCFH 53/68

• Acetylene PSIG 10/15

• Acetylene SCFH 48/62

• Speed IPM 4/5

• Kerf Width .41

*INFORMATION SOURCES:  

*VICTOR Industrial Equipment Catalog Form No. 65-1308 (1-/16/13) and website 
*GENTEC HVAC Plumbing Catalog CAT-HVAC1012, GENTEC Gas Welding and Cutting Catalog Cat-GWACA01012 
FIREPOWER Catalog 83-1409 (02/21/14)
TURBOTORCH  NO. 56-1252C (5/15/11) and website as of 1/15/15
WORTHINGTON Catalog-2013_rev3 and website as of 1/15/15

*GENTEC and VICTOR Equipment data compiled using mild steel as test material
*Applicable for three hose machine torch only.  With two hose cutting torch, preheat pressure is set by 
the cutting oxygen.
**For best results use Gentec 163L-21-FA torch or VICTOR ST2600FC series torch and 3/8” hose when using 
tip size 6 or larger.
***All pressures are measured at the regulator using 25’ x ¼” hoe through tip size 5 and 25’ x 3/8” hose for
 tip size 6 and larger.
****Oxygen consumption is 1.1 times the acetylene under neutral flam conditions

*Information provided for information purposes only.  Subject to change by source owner and/or torchtips.com  
*Source GENTEC HVAC Plumbing Catalog CAT-HVAC1012, GENTEC Gas Welding and Cutting Catalog Cat-GWACA01012 

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