Laser Cutting Materials

Mild steel, wear plate, galvanised, and zinc-coated steel, aluminium and stainless steels, cut on our TRUMPF lasers in Meadowbrook, Logan, for customers across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and South East Queensland.

The table below lists the grades, finishes and sheet thicknesses we commonly supply for laser cutting. Most parts go straight on to bending and folding and finishing, so you can order cut, folded and finished parts in a single order.

Download the materials list (PDF, A4 landscape)

A material guide, not live stock. A solid dot means we list that material at that thickness; a ring means it is available on enquiry. We confirm availability and lead time when we quote.

Sheet sizes and cutting limits

• Maximum laser bed: 3000 x 1500mm. Usable part size is about 2990 x 1490mm, allowing for lead-ins and edges. This is the most common sheet size.
• Common sheet sizes: 2400 x 1200mm and 2500 x 1500mm. We buy other sizes when it improves yield and lowers your part cost.
• Sheet yield: we only charge for the portion of the sheet that you use. Our pricing does reward full-sheet usage, as it is more economical to process, but most sheets we cut include jobs from multiple customers. If your parts leave unusable offcuts, we will let you know that a full sheet is being charged.
• Maximum thickness: mild steel 25mm, aluminium 25mm, stainless steel 30mm. See our laser cutting capacity.

Other grades, finishes and requirements

Need a material that isn't listed? Ask us about speciality weathering steel, other zinc and galvanised coatings, and decorative or coloured sheet including Colorbond. We can supply and cut brass and copper sheet. We do not cut plastic, wood, or other materials that smoke or melt in a similar way. For everything else under 25mm thick, we can adapt a laser tech table for it.

Protective film is optional: most PVC/PE-film sheet can also be supplied without it. We can also arrange test certificates and special material orders, including custom linished or polished sheet, de-coiled material cut to custom lengths to increase sheet yield, and exotic materials.

Send your drawings, material, and quantities to sales@expressmetal.com.au or call 07 3200 4488 for a quote.