What materials can a Fiber laser cut and how thick can it cut?

Fiber laser cutting machines are very useful for cutting sheet metal such as carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminium and titanium.Fiber lasers excel at cutting reflective materials, which CO2 lasers struggle to do.

It is natural to assume that becauseFiber lasers use some visible light, reflective materials such as brass, aluminium and copper would pose a problem; but this is not the case.Fiber lasers are now more advanced and can seamlessly cut materials that once posed a challenge to metal fabricators.

Sheet metal is one of the largest applications in the manufacturing, construction and infrastructure industries. However, laser cutting is also becoming increasingly popular in the creative sector, including metal art and sculpture. With the help offiber laser cutting machines, metal processing has become even easier.

Fibre laser cutters have different cutting capabilities depending on their power, but almost allfiber laser machines can cut metal sheets up to 13 mm thick. Higher powerfiber laser machines with 10kW of power can cut mild steel up to 2mm, and stainless steel and aluminium up to 30mm.