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.

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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
Acrílico	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	31 mm/s	90%	100%
		Corte	50.8 mm	43 mm/s	90%	100%	Colado
	4 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	28 mm/s	90%	100%
	5 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	18 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	15 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%
		Corte	101.6 mm	11 mm/s	90%	100%	Colado
	10 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	5 mm/s	90%	100%
		Corte	101.6 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%	Colado
	11 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%
	15 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%	Colado
		Corte	101.6 mm	3 mm/s	88%	98%	Extruido
	19 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	2 mm/s	88%	98%
	20 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	1 mm/s	88%	98%
	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	25%	35%	Bicolor, retirar capa superior
		Grabado	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	15%	25%	Espejo, grabado por detrás
Aglomerado	8 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	90%	100%
Cartón ondulado	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	258 mm/s	90%	100%
	4 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	94 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	67 mm/s	90%	100%
Caucho	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	40 mm/s	50%	60%	Neopreno
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	25 mm/s	60%	70%	Neopreno
	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	180 mm/s	55%	65%	Sello, grabado profundo
Contrachapado	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	55 mm/s	90%	100%
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%
	5 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	37 mm/s	90%	100%	6 capas
		Corte	63.5 mm	41 mm/s	90%	100%	Contrachapado fino (3 capas)
	10 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	20 mm/s	90%	100%
Corcho	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	21 mm/s	90%	100%	Con adhesivo 3M
Cuero	1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	141 mm/s	90%	100%
	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	15 mm/s	40%	50%	Cuero de pescado
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	34 mm/s	90%	100%	Rígido
Espuma	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	152 mm/s	90%	100%	Fieltro
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	20%	30%	Depron
	5 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	50 mm/s	40%	50%	Gatorboard
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	100 mm/s	30%	40%	Depron
	9 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	12 mm/s	90%	100%	Celda abierta
	10 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	25 mm/s	60%	70%	Gatorboard
	16 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	80 mm/s	30%	40%	Espuma blanda
	20 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	76 mm/s	90%	100%	Espuma de polietileno
	25 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	52 mm/s	90%	100%	Espuma de polietileno
	40 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	21 mm/s	90%	100%	Goma espuma
	70 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	3 mm/s	90%	100%	Goma espuma
Fibra de carbono	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	9 mm/s	90%	100%
Lámina de plástico	0.1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	25%	35%	Lámina
		Corte	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	10%	20%	Mylar (PET)
	0.25 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	100 mm/s	20%	30%	Mylar (PET)
Madera laminada	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	35 mm/s	60%	70%	Contrachapado de chopo
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	18 mm/s	70%	80%	Contrachapado de abedul
		Corte	63.5 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%	Contrachapado de chopo
	9 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	8 mm/s	80%	90%	Contrachapado de abedul
	12 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	4 mm/s	85%	95%	Contrachapado de abedul
Madera maciza	0.6 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	20%	30%	Chapa de madera
	1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	100 mm/s	30%	40%	Chapa de madera
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	50 mm/s	45%	55%	Balsa
		Corte	50.8 mm	45 mm/s	50%	60%	Madera de tilo
	4 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	54 mm/s	90%	100%	Contrachapado fino (3 capas)
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	25 mm/s	55%	65%	Balsa
		Corte	63.5 mm	20 mm/s	65%	75%	Madera de tilo
	9 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	30 mm/s	90%	100%	Contrachapado fino (3 capas)
	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	10%	20%	Balsa
		Grabado	50.8 mm	350 mm/s	15%	25%	Madera de tilo
		Grabado	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	10%	15%	Madera pintada
MDF	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	47 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	12 mm/s	90%	100%
	10 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	10 mm/s	90%	100%
Metal recubierto	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	40%	50%	Aluminio anodizado, profundo
		Imagen	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	20%	30%	Aluminio anodizado, foto
Papel	1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	20%	30%	120–140 g/m²
		Corte	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	30%	40%	210–300 g/m²
		Corte	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	10%	15%	35–55 g/m²
		Corte	50.8 mm	1000 mm/s	10%	20%	90–100 g/m²
	1.5 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	80 mm/s	30%	40%	Cartón de paspartú
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	40 mm/s	40%	50%	Cartón de paspartú
Piedra	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	40%	50%	Azulejo cerámico
		Grabado	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	60%	70%	Cerámica, grabado profundo
		Grabado	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	30%	40%	Mármol
		Imagen	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	30%	40%	Mármol, foto
Plástico	1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	140 mm/s	70%	80%	Delrin (POM)
	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	30 mm/s	60%	70%	PETG
	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%	Corian
		Corte	50.8 mm	29 mm/s	90%	100%	Delrin (POM)
		Corte	50.8 mm	18 mm/s	70%	80%	PETG
	5 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	9 mm/s	80%	90%	Delrin (POM)
	6 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	5 mm/s	85%	95%	Corian
	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	400 mm/s	15%	25%	Corian
		Grabado	50.8 mm	500 mm/s	20%	30%	Delrin (POM)
Poliestireno expandido	2 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	1176 mm/s	90%	100%
	4 mm	Corte	63.5 mm	941 mm/s	90%	100%
	8 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	705 mm/s	90%	100%
	10 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	470 mm/s	90%	100%
	20 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	235 mm/s	90%	100%
	30 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	105 mm/s	90%	100%
	40 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	47 mm/s	90%	100%
	50 mm	Corte	101.6 mm	17 mm/s	90%	100%
Tablero de fibra duro (HDF)	3 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	29 mm/s	90%	100%
Tejido	1 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	300 mm/s	30%	40%	Tela vaquera
	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	500 mm/s	8%	8%	Tela vaquera
Tejido de algodón	0.5 mm	Corte	50.8 mm	411 mm/s	90%	100%
Vidrio	—	Grabado	50.8 mm	150 mm/s	70%	80%	Grabado profundo
		Imagen	50.8 mm	200 mm/s	40%	50%	Grabado de foto