The cutting quality of the laser cutting machine is not the company’s own decision, we need to follow the relevant evaluation standards. What are the criteria for judging the cutting quality of laser cutting machines?

Roughness

The laser cutting section will form vertical lines. The depth of the lines determines the roughness of the cut surface. The shallower the lines, the smoother the cut section. Roughness not only affects the appearance of the edge, but also affects the friction characteristics. In most cases, it is necessary to minimize the roughness, so the shallower the texture, the cutting quality is higher.

Verticality

If the thickness of the sheet metal exceeds 10mm, the verticality of the cutting edge is very important. When away from the focus, the laser beam becomes divergent, and the cut becomes wider toward the top or bottom depending on the position of the focus. The cutting edge deviates from the vertical line by a few hundredths of a millimeter. The more vertical the edge, the cutting quality will be higher.

Cutting width

Generally speaking, the cutting width does not affect the cutting quality. The cutting width has an important effect only when a particularly precise contour is formed inside the part. This is because the cutting width determines the minimum inner warp of the contour. When the thickness of the sheet increases, the cutting width also will increase. Therefore, to ensure the same high accuracy, no matter how large the width of the cut, the workpiece in the processing area of the laser cutting machine should be constant.

Texture

When high speed cutting thick plates, the molten metal will not appear in the cut below the vertical laser beam, but will spray out at the rear of the laser beam. As a result, curved lines are formed on the cutting edge, and the lines closely follow the moving laser beam. To correct this problem, reducing the feed rate at the end of the cutting process can greatly eliminate the formation of lines.