Copper, Brass & Bronze

Laser cutting reflective ‘yellow metals’ such as copper, bronze and brass used to be difficult on traditional CO₂ lasers. Our investment in the latest fibre laser cutting machines enables use to cut reflective metals cheaper, quickly and with exceptional precision.

Laser cutting these reflective metals is quite a difficult procedure and, as such, many sub-contract laser cutting companies shy away it. However with the introduction of fibre laser technology and taking advantage of our 3kW and 6kW fibre laser machines, we can quickly, easily and cheaply cut and profile copper, brass and bronze in sheet form in thicknesses up to 20mm.

Due to the difficulty of processing yellow metals on CO₂ lasers, waterjet cutting is often suggested. Although capable of cutting copper/brass/bronze, waterjet cutting should only be suggested on sheets thicker than 10mm.

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Copper, Bronze and Brass Laser Cutting Capabilities

Maximum Cutting Size

6m x 2.5m (6000mm x 2500mm) (Larger requirement? we suggest waterjet cutting).

Maximum Material Thickness

20mm

Minimum Material Thickness

0.1mm

Complex Details

Our CNC driven laser cutting machines are able to process even the most complex and intricate designs. We can laser cut perforations in copper or brass sheet to your specification. We’re also able to cut flat, pre-perforated copper/brass/bronze sheet to any drawing you provide.

Cutting Tolerances

View our laser cutting tolerances here.

Cutting Edge Quality

Laser cutting yellow metals up to 5mm provides a smooth cut edge. As we shroud the laser in Nitrogen gases, it prevents oxidisation ensuring we achieve a clean, blemish free cut, ready for welding without any extra machining. This means ensuring your copper/brass/bronze part has no discolouration.

Grades

We can laser cut a wide range of copper, brass and bronze grades and alloys. Below is a list of the most commonly asked for:

PB103 – Bronze
CZ108 – Brass
CZ112 – Brass
C101 – Copper
C103 – Copper
C106 – Copper

Regardless of what you need cutting, we should still be able to source and cut it. Please contact us with your exact grade requirements.

Antimicrobial Copper

Typical Applications

These yellow, non-ferrous metals are used across multiple industries, below are just a few examples:

Jewellery
Electrical (components, earthing, earth bars)
Creative and Decorative
Medical (antimicrobial copper)

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State-of-the-art

We continue to invest in the latest cutting technology to provide our customers with the highest quality profile cut parts.

24 hour cutting

Our 6 laser machines are cutting around the clock to ensure we’re always able to provide short lead-times.

Precision parts

We know how important accuracy is for our clients. Our lasers provide the very best in precision cut parts.

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We’ve been in the profiling business for over 35 years and today we’re considered one of the largest and most diverse specialist cutting companies in the UK. We continue to invest in the latest cutting and automation technology to provide our customers with the highest quality cut parts in the shortest possible lead time.Contact us with your requirements today and join over 5000 customers who choose us for their profiling needs.
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If you have drawings to send, we’re happy to accept DXF, DWG or dimensioned PDF files. By sending the above file types, we can easily process your order with our quoting system which vastly improves the speed at which we can get you a price.
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For simple profiles such as squares, rectangles and cirlces with simple holes or slots we can work without a drawing.Alternatively, we also have an in-house CAD drawing team who can draw up your profile for you.As well as this, we also have a Laser QC scanner which enables us to scan and convert a physical object to a readable CAD file.

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From 1977 Charles Day (Steels) has evolved into one of the largest and diverse specialist profile cutting companies in the UK.

Phone: 0114 244 5544
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