The cutting capacity and cutting thickness range of different power fiber laser cutting machines are different. So, how to choose the power of the appropriate fiber laser cutting machine? Now let's take you to understand.
Optical fiber laser cutting machine has more prominent advantages in sheet metal blanking. It relies on the high temperature generated by laser to melt the surface of the sheet metal, and achieves the purpose of cutting by numerical control control of displacement. The advantages of laser processing mainly lie in that it does not produce deformation, has high flexibility, small kerf, smooth section and no burr, and can cut any complex graphic workpiece. Then, for different plate thicknesses, power plays an important role in determining the quality and speed of slitting.
Let's take the common 500W-1000W as an example to analyze:
Comparison diagram of cutting process parameters of 500W and 1000W fiber laser cutting machines. Taking carbon steel materials as an example, as shown in the figure, the maximum cutting speed for carbon steel below 2mm with a 500W machine is about 6.6m per minute, and the maximum cutting speed with a 1000W machine is about 8m per minute; The maximum cutting speed of 6mm carbon steel with 500W machine is about 0.8m per minute, the maximum cutting speed with 1000W machine is about 1.6m per minute, and so on.
Next, take stainless steel as an example. As shown in the figure, the maximum cutting speed of stainless steel less than 2mm using a 500W machine is about 8m per minute, while the maximum cutting speed using a 1000W machine can reach about 17m per minute; The maximum cutting speed of about 3mm stainless steel with a 500W machine is about 0.4m per minute, while the maximum cutting speed with a 1000W machine is about 1.4m per minute. The gap is very obvious. It can be seen that 1000W fiber laser cutting machine is obviously a more sensible choice for 500W and 1000W fiber laser cutting machines.