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Laser Cutting Overview
Design for Manufacturing Menu [ Laser Cutting Services
Laser cuttingis a common manuIacturing process employed to cut many types
oI materials. Materials which may be laser cut include; Ierrous metals, non-
Ierrous metals, stone, plastics, rubber, and ceramics. Laser cutting works by
directing a high power pulsed laser at a speciIic location on the material to be
cut. The energy in the laser beam is absorbed into the surIace oI the material, and
the energy oI the laser is converted into heat, which melts or vaporizes the
material. Additionally, gas is Iocused or blown into the cutting region to expel or
blow away the molten metal and vapor Irom the cutting path.
There are several advantages oI laser cutting over mechanical cutting, since the
cut is perIormed by the laser beam, there is no physical contact with the material,
thereIore, contaminates cannot enter or embed into the material. Laser cutting
can produce high accuracy cuts, complex shapes, cut several parts
simultaneously, produce clean cutting edges which require minimal Iinishing, as
well as, low edge loads during cutting, which will reduce distortions.
The width oI laser cut or kerI, and quality oI the cut edges, are eIIected by power
oI the laser, laser beam pulses, and the motion oI the laser beam, and work-piece.
The Iollowing are typical cut or kerI widths resulting Irom laser cutting process:
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Laser Cutting kerf Width vs. Material Thickness
Material Material Cut Thickness Material Removed (Kerf)
Aluminum .100 .010
Plastics .002 - .018 2 times the beam diameter
Steel and Iron
0.060
0.090
0.120
0.250
.002
.005
.008
.0012
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