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What materials can the laser cutting machine cut? What materials can't be processed?

2022-10-10

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There are many materials on the market that cannot be used.laser cutting machineCut. Next, the laser cutting machine manufacturer will analyze which materials can be cut with the laser cutting machine and which materials cannot be cut with the laser cutting machine.

Fiber laser cutting machine has the characteristics of wide cutting range, fast cutting speed, good cutting effect and maintenance-free, and is widely used. Especially for the cutting of sheet metal materials, fiber laser cutting machine has more advantages. Commonly used processing materials are stainless steel, carbon steel, aluminum, copper, titanium, etc. Although it has many excellent characteristics, it is not a panacea, and there are still many materials that cannot be cut.

First of all, we need to make it clear that fiber laser cutting machines belong to the category of metal laser cutting machines, so usually they can only be used to process metal, not non-metallic materials, such as stone, cloth, leather and other materials. The reason is that the wavelength range of the fiber laser cutting machine is no longer within the absorption range of this material, or it is not suitable for absorption, and the expected effect cannot be achieved. For a long time in this position, laser cutting machine manufacturers have also received inquiries from many companies whether they can cut stones, and they can only regret that they cannot cut stones.

Secondly, fiber laser cutting machine can not cut MDF. It belongs to heat treatment. Cutting MDF will cause burning, so the cutting edge will burn and cannot meet the cutting requirements. This material is mainly fiberboard, wood fiber, plant fiber raw materials, some are made of urea-formaldehyde resin and adhesive wood-based panels. These types of materials belong to the MDF category and cannot currently be processed by fiber laser cutting machines.

There are some high reflectivity materials, such as rare metal materials, such as copper. Although this material can be cut with a fiber laser cutting machine, since these materials are not within the ideal absorption range of the laser wavelength, they will reflect part of the energy and burn the protective lens, which also requires attention.

At this stage, the fiber laser cutting machine models on the market have obvious advantages in sheet cutting. For example, carbon steel and stainless steel of less than 20mm can be precisely processed. Thick plate cutting is the future development direction of laser cutting machine. Fiber laser cutting technology is developed with the development of sheet metal processing industry, and plays an important role in promoting the progress of social production.