Laser Cut Copper

Laser cutting of mild steel and stainless steel has a long history and has been one of the primary applications for co 2 lasers.

Laser cut copper.

The high precision laser vaporizes a cut line through the copper leaving a 90 degree high quality cut edge finish. Laser cutting copper is a subtractive manufacturing technology that uses a high power laser beam to cut flat sheet materials. Copper is a highly reflective metal therefore making it troublesome for a lower wattage co2 laser source to penetrate or pierce the material. Laser cutting company offers laser cutting and forming services for copper alloy parts to the oem and replacement part markets.

However co 2 lasers have not traditionally offered a good solution for cutting highly reflective materials. Not only is the 1 07 µm laser light. We serve a wide range of industries including the automotive aerospace heavy equipment military agricultural medical and power generation industries. Due to their reflective properties laser cutting delicate materials such as copper brass was a difficult process using co2 technology.

Fiber lasers have an emission wavelength of around 1 07 µm compared to 10 6 µm for traditional co 2 alternatives. Aluminum magnesium brass copper bronze titanium zirconium nickel silver gold platinum tantalum zinc or tin are examples for non ferrous metals that can be cut with a laser. As fibre laser cutting technology has progressed so have its capabilities meaning we are now able to laser cut copper up to 12mm brass up to 15mm without any burrs or defects. A computer directs this laser to follow the cutting line provided in your digital design.