Laser cutting speed and cost by material

Pick a material and thickness for its real cut speed, time and machine cost on common lasers, plus settings tips. Then drop your file in the calculator.

Plexiglass / Acrylic

• Laser cutting Plexiglass 2mm — 25 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 3mm — 18 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 4mm — 12 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 5mm — 8 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 6mm — 6 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 8mm — 4 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plexiglass 10mm — 3 mm/s

Plywood

• Laser cutting Plywood 3mm — 20 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plywood 4mm — 15 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plywood 5mm — 10 mm/s
• Laser cutting Plywood 6mm — 8 mm/s

MDF

• Laser cutting MDF 3mm — 22 mm/s
• Laser cutting MDF 4mm — 16 mm/s
• Laser cutting MDF 6mm — 10 mm/s

Cardboard / Paper

• Laser cutting Cardboard 1mm — 80 mm/s
• Laser cutting Cardboard 2mm — 50 mm/s
• Laser cutting Cardboard 3mm — 35 mm/s

Leather

• Laser cutting Leather 1mm — 30 mm/s
• Laser cutting Leather 2mm — 20 mm/s
• Laser cutting Leather 3mm — 12 mm/s

Fabric / Felt

• Laser cutting Fabric (thin) — 100 mm/s
• Laser cutting Fabric (medium) — 60 mm/s
• Laser cutting Felt 2mm — 40 mm/s
• Laser cutting Felt 3mm — 25 mm/s