Laser cutting parameter lookup
Choose material and power to see thickness, reference speed and cutting gas.
Largest thickness recorded in the table: . Not an absolute machine limit. Trial reference · not recommended for batch production
One combined range per condition. Each settings set below retains its own speed range; speeds are not guaranteed.
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Reference speed: 28–37 m/min
Carbon steel · 1 mm · 3 kW · N₂/Air
Standard reference
Reference values under standard conditions. Actual speed depends on processing conditions and may differ or improve after optimization. Trial cutting recommended.
Reference machine settings
- Applied power (W)
- 3000
- Gas pressure (bar)
- 10
- Nozzle (source code / mm)
- 1.5S
- Focus position (mm)
- 0
- Cutting height (mm)
- 1
- Frequency (Hz)
- Not supplied in source
- Duty cycle (%)
- Not supplied in source
- Collimation / focus (source ratio)
- 100/150
Keep the source focus sign; check the machine zero and operating limits. Nozzle codes follow the source; verify compatibility. Use the complete set and trial cut.