How thick can a laser cutting machine cut steel?

Laser cutting uses a high power density laser beam to irradiate the material to be cut, causing the material to rapidly heat up to evaporation temperature and evaporate to form holes. As the laser-cut beam moves toward the material, the holes are continuously formed to a narrow width (eg, about 0.1 mm). Cut seams to complete the cut of the material.

At present, the cutting capacity of laser cutting machines in the industry: carbon steel is 36mm (the steel plate is of good quality and the speed can reach 650mm/min). If the 36mm steel plate is made of high-quality materials, the machine performance is good, the graphics are not complicated, and the cutting quality is still very good. The key is that the speed is not fast, it is more reasonable to use a plasma cutting machine or a flame cutting machine. Stainless steel is 25mm (when high pressure nitrogen is used as an auxiliary gas, the speed is about 400mm/min); however, domestic users usually target laser cutting, mild steel below 25mm, stainless steel 16mm or less.

Maximum stroke of laser cutting machine: There are currently two types of laser metal cutting machines: one is a desktop, the general effective cutting range is 1.5*3m2*4m; the other is a gantry laser cutting machine, which has an effective cutting range. The effective cutting width can be 2-6 meters, and the length can be tens of meters. It has the same structure as flame cutting machine flame cutting machine and plasma cutting machine.

If the main cutting board is less than 6mm, it is recommended to buy a desktop laser cutting machine that is faster and more accurate than the gantry type; if most of the materials to be cut are 3mm or more, and the product size is larger, it is recommended to buy the gantry type.If the thickness of the cut material exceeds the standard. Generally, the thickness of the sheet that can be cut by a metal laser cutting machine is less than 12 thicknesses, and the thinner the sheet, the easier the cutting and the better the quality. If the board is too thick, it is more difficult for the laser cutting machine to cut, and the machining accuracy will be inaccurate in the case of ensuring cutting, so the thickness factor of the board is determined.

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