Laser Parameters & Material Library

Indicative parameters

A starting point, not a guarantee: machines, CO₂ laser sources and material batches all differ. Chosen carefully for BRM machines; fine-tune with a test on an offcut.

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Operation method

All Cut Engrave Image

Thickness

All thicknesses

3 mm

22 materials found

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(M)etric (I)mperial

Material	Thickness	Operation	Lens	Speed	Power		Remarks
	M I		M I	M I	Min	Max
Acrylic	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	31 mm/s	90%	100%
		Cut	50.8 mm	43 mm/s	90%	100%	Cast
	4 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	28 mm/s	90%	100%
	5 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	18 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	15 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%
		Cut	101.6 mm	11 mm/s	90%	100%	Cast
	10 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	5 mm/s	90%	100%
		Cut	101.6 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%	Cast
	11 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%
	15 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%	Cast
		Cut	101.6 mm	3 mm/s	88%	98%	Extruded
	19 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	2 mm/s	88%	98%
	20 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	1 mm/s	88%	98%
	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	15%	25%	Mirror, back engrave
		Engrave	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	25%	35%	Two-tone reveal
Carbon fibre	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%
Coated metal	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	40%	50%	Anodised aluminium, deep
		Image	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	20%	30%	Anodised aluminium, photo
Cork	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	21 mm/s	90%	100%	With 3M adhesive backing
Corrugated cardboard	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	258 mm/s	90%	100%
	4 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	94 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	67 mm/s	90%	100%
Cotton fabric	0.5 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	411 mm/s	90%	100%
Fabric	1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	30%	40%	Denim
	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	500 mm/s	10%	8%	Denim
Foam	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	152 mm/s	90%	100%	Felt
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	20%	30%	Depron
	5 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	50 mm/s	40%	50%	Gatorboard
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	100 mm/s	30%	40%	Depron
	9 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	12 mm/s	90%	100%	Open-cell
	10 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	25 mm/s	60%	70%	Gatorboard
	16 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	80 mm/s	30%	40%	Soft foam
	20 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	76 mm/s	90%	100%	Polyethylene foam
	25 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%	Polyethylene foam
	40 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	21 mm/s	90%	100%	Foam rubber
	70 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	3 mm/s	90%	100%	Foam rubber
Glass	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	70%	80%	Deep engrave
		Image	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	40%	50%	Photo engrave
Hardboard (HDF)	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	29 mm/s	90%	100%
Laminated wood	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	35 mm/s	60%	70%	Poplar plywood
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	18 mm/s	70%	80%	Birch plywood
		Cut	63.5 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%	Poplar plywood
	9 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	8 mm/s	80%	90%	Birch plywood
	12 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	85%	95%	Birch plywood
Leather	1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	141 mm/s	90%	100%
	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	15 mm/s	40%	50%	Fish leather
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	34 mm/s	90%	100%	Rigid
MDF	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	47 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	12 mm/s	90%	100%
	10 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	10 mm/s	90%	100%
Paper	1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	20%	30%	120–140 g/m²
		Cut	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	30%	40%	210–300 g/m²
		Cut	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	10%	15%	35–55 g/m²
		Cut	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	10%	20%	90–100 g/m²
	1.5 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	80 mm/s	30%	40%	Mount board
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	40 mm/s	40%	50%	Mount board
Particleboard	8 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%
Plastic	1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	140 mm/s	70%	80%	Delrin (POM)
	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	30 mm/s	60%	70%	PETG
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%	Corian
		Cut	50.8 mm	29 mm/s	90%	100%	Delrin (POM)
		Cut	50.8 mm	18 mm/s	70%	80%	PETG
	5 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	9 mm/s	80%	90%	Delrin (POM)
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	5 mm/s	85%	95%	Corian
	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	15%	25%	Corian
		Engrave	50.8 mm	500 mm/s	20%	30%	Delrin (POM)
Plastic film	0.1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	10%	20%	Mylar (PET)
		Cut	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	25%	35%	Sheet
	0.25 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	100 mm/s	20%	30%	Mylar (PET)
Plywood	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	55 mm/s	90%	100%
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%
	5 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	37 mm/s	90%	100%	6 layers
		Cut	63.5 mm	41 mm/s	90%	100%	Thin plywood (3-ply)
	10 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	20 mm/s	90%	100%
Polystyrene foam	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	1176 mm/s	90%	100%
	4 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	941 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	705 mm/s	90%	100%
	10 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	470 mm/s	90%	100%
	20 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	235 mm/s	90%	100%
	30 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	105 mm/s	90%	100%
	40 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	47 mm/s	90%	100%
	50 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%
Rubber	2 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	40 mm/s	50%	60%	Neoprene
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	25 mm/s	60%	70%	Neoprene
	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	180 mm/s	55%	65%	Stamp, deep engrave
Solid wood	0.6 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	20%	30%	Veneer
	1 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	100 mm/s	30%	40%	Veneer
	3 mm	Cut	50.8 mm	50 mm/s	45%	55%	Balsa
		Cut	50.8 mm	45 mm/s	50%	60%	Basswood (lime)
	4 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	54 mm/s	90%	100%	Thin plywood (3-ply)
	6 mm	Cut	63.5 mm	25 mm/s	55%	65%	Balsa
		Cut	63.5 mm	20 mm/s	65%	75%	Basswood (lime)
	9 mm	Cut	101.6 mm	30 mm/s	90%	100%	Thin plywood (3-ply)
	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	10%	20%	Balsa
		Engrave	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	15%	25%	Basswood (lime)
		Engrave	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	10%	15%	Painted wood
Stone	—	Engrave	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	40%	50%	Ceramic tile
		Engrave	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	60%	70%	Ceramic, deep engrave
		Engrave	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	30%	40%	Marble
		Image	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	30%	40%	Marble, photo