What Affects the Performance of Fiber Laser Cutting Machine?

Last Updated: 2021-08-31 By Claire 2 Min Read

What Affects the Performance of Fiber Laser Cutter Machine?

The factors that affect fiber laser cutting machine performance include laser generator, light path, air cock, auxiliary gas, cutting parameters and materials.

Laser generator	Model	Single-mode, multimode, low mode are suitable for thin plate cutting, high-modulus is suitable for thick plate cutting
Laser generator	Power	The cutting performance is decided by the laser power
Light path	Collimating mirror	The larger collimation, the smaller focusing spot,the higher focused energy, the shorter focal dept,is not suitable for cutting thick plate,usually use F=75mm,F=100mm
Light path	Focusing lens	the smaller focusing lens, the larger focusing spot,short of focal depth,is suitable for cutting thin plate,usually use F=150mm,F=200mm
Air cock	Gas mouth shape	Effect the speed of the cutting point airflow
	Gas mouth size	1.0-2.0mm different thickness of plate,choose different size of gas mouth
	Gas mouth height	Effect airflow, then effect the final cutting result
Auxiliary gas	Dry,oily degrees	Effect on laser energy
	Gas purity	Oxygen purity 2% lower,cutting speed lower50%
	Gas flow	Size of flow,effect the cutting speed and effect on the back
	Gas pressure	The pressure, effect cutting speed meter edge effectivness
Cutting parameters	Cutting speed	The speed, pressure, laser power, all effect the cutting results
Cutting parameters	Height of focus	Depth of focus determines the work positionof focus on different thickness of the plate
Cutting materials	Thickness of plate	0.1-12mm thickness plate,affect the efficiency and effectiveness
	Melting point of material	melting point,affect the cutting effectiveness
	Material absorptivity of laser	The material absorptance of laser ( 1.64um )

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