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A CO2 laser will not cut stainless - it won't even mark steel unless you coat it with a special ceramic. You're looking at a very very large fiber / YAG laser
by theatrus2 11y ago
A CO2 laser will not cut stainless - it won't even mark steel unless you coat it with a special ceramic.
You're looking at a very very large fiber / YAG laser to cut it. A low power YAG laser can engrave steel - commercially these start at about $30k
- krasin 11y agoTechnically, the statement "CO2 laser will not cut stainless steel" is not accurate. Stainless steel is commonly cut by 500W-5kW CO2 lasers, see: https://www.coherent.com/Applications/index.cfm?fuseaction=forms.AppLevel2&AppLevel2ID=62 https://www.coherent.com/Applications/index.cfm?fuseaction=f... https://vimeo.com/106264555 https://vimeo.com/106264555 But it's true that sub-100W CO2 lasers are not even remotely capable of cutting steel.