What Materials Can CO2 Laser Machines Work With?
Goldenlaser’s CO2 laser machines can cut, engrave (mark) and perforating a huge range of materials.
The below table shows a few examples of the various materials that work with our laser machines!
Please note that the type of laser needed to work with some of these materials may vary. These answers are for CO2 laser types, which covers some of our range of machines.
Cutting materials such as metals is possible with fiber laser cutting machines, please contact us to find out more.
CO2 Laser Machines |
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Material |
Laser Cutting |
Laser Engraving |
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Acrylic / PMMA, i.e. Plexiglas |
Yes |
Yes |
Aramid |
Yes |
Yes |
Cardboard |
Yes |
Yes |
Carpet |
Yes |
Yes |
Cloth |
Yes |
Yes |
Cotton |
Yes |
Yes |
Composite material |
Yes |
Yes |
Cordura |
Yes |
Yes |
Composite material |
Yes |
Yes |
Carbon fibre |
Yes |
Yes |
Fabric |
Yes |
Yes |
Felt |
Yes |
Yes |
Fiberglass (glass fibre, glass fiber, fiberglass) |
Yes |
Yes |
Foam (PVC free) |
Yes |
Yes |
Foils |
Yes |
Yes |
Glass |
No |
Yes |
Kevlar |
Yes |
Yes |
Leather |
Yes |
Yes |
Lycra |
Yes |
Yes |
Marble |
No |
Yes |
MDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Microfiber |
Yes |
Yes |
Nonwoven |
Yes |
Yes |
Paper |
Yes |
Yes |
Plastics |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyamide (PA) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polycarbonate (PC) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyethylene (PE) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyester (PES) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyimide (PI) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyoxymethylene (POM) -i.e. Delrin® |
Yes |
Yes |
Polypropylene (PP) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polystyrene (PS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Polyurethane (PUR) |
Yes |
Yes |
Spacer fabrics |
Yes |
Yes |
Spandex |
Yes |
Yes |
Textiles |
Yes |
Yes |
Veneer |
Yes |
Yes |
Viscose |
Yes |
Yes |
Wood |
Yes |
Yes |
Are You Looking to Work With Metals?
Our range of fiber laser cutting machines give you the ability to cut many different types of metal.
Suitable metals include:
Is your material not listed?
If you have a specialist material which you use and want to know how it will react to being laser cut or engraved, please contact us to send a sample for us to test.
Please note that the cutting depths for different materials will vary depending on the power and type of machine. This page is intended as a guide, and the exact cutting and engraving/marking abilities of each machine will vary depending on its exact specification. For exact details, please contact Goldenlaser.