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Can a laser be used to heat metal's to the point they glow red? How are laser cutters able to cut metal very easily? How much heat can a laser generate?

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  • Can a laser be used to heat metal's to the point they glow red?

Yes

  • How much heat can a laser generate?

How big can it be? What laser are you talking about?

  • How are laser cutters able to cut metal very easily?

Now that is a good question.

Some laser cutters will melt the object they are cutting to cut them. More sophisticated laser cutters, and more energy efficient, use ultra short pulses to create ablation. Ultra short pulsed laser ablation, typically converts a very specific amount of material into a plasma. This will allow scanning devices to verify the results before new pulse(s) are sent to cut more.

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