Materials

Materials Suitable for Die cutting

This section can be used as a general guide for selecting the die cutting or laser cutting process. Be reminded this is only a guide and is in no way a guarantee of suitability for your application. The nature of material, complexity, and thickness of your components can change the process of production. As an example, non-tempered masonite, for the most part, is readily processed with steel rule dies but can be laser cut. However, tempered masonite is best laser cut, no matter what the shape of the final parts.

ABS(<.090) ABS(>.090) Acetate Acrylic(<.090) Acrylic(>.090) Aluminum(<.010) Aluminum(>.010) Aramid	Both Both Both Both Both Both Unable Both

Brass(<.010) Brass(>.010) Burlap Buna-N (rubber) Butyl (rubber)	Steel Rule Unable Both Both Both

Canvas Carbon Fiber (gaskets) Carbon Fiber (pre-preg) Cellulose (paper) Chip Board Cloth Composites Copper(<.010) Copper(>.010) Cork Corrugated Plastic Cardboard(single) Corrugated Cardboard(double) Corrugated Cardboard(tripple) Cotton	Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule Steel Rule Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Both Steel Rule Unable Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both

ECH (rubber) EPDM (rubber) Ethylene Propylene Ethylene Vinyl Acetate	Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both

Felt Fibreglass (cured) Fibreglass (non-curred) Flannel Foam Foam Core (art board)	Steel Rule / Both Both Steel Rule Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule Steel Rule

Gore-Tex Graphite (flexible gasketing) Gum (rubber)	Steel Rule Steel Rule Steel Rule / both

HDPE (<.090) HDPE (>.090) Hypalon®(rubber)	Steel Rule Laser Cutting Steel Rule

Ionomer	Steel Rule

Kevlar(fabric) Kevlar(plate)	Both Both

Latex LDPE(<.090) LDPE(>.090) Leather Lexan(<.090) Lexan(>.090)	Steel Rule Steel Rule Laser Cutting Both Steel Rule Unable

Magnet(flexible) Masonite(non-tempered) Masonite(tempered) Muslin Steel)	Steel Rule Die Steel Rule Laser

Neoprene Nitrile(rubber)	Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both

Paper Paper(fish) Paper(Tissue) Perfluoroelastomer Plywood(<.125) Plywood(>.125) Polycarbonate(<.090) Polycarbonate(>.090) Polyester(fabric) Polyetylene(<.090) Polyetylene(>.090) Polypropylene(<.090) Polypropylene(>.090) Polypropylene(felt) Polyurethane PVC(<.090) PVC(>.090)	Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule Laser Cutting Laser Cutting Steel Rule Unable Steel Rule / both Steel Rule / Both Laser Cutting Steel Rule Laser Cutting Steel Rule Steel Rule Steel Rule Unable

Rubber	Steel Rule

Santoprene(rubber) SBR(rubber) SBS Steel Rule Dies Shim Stock(metal) Shim Stock(plastic) Silicone Sheeting Sorbothane Sponge Stainless Steel Steel(<.750)	Steel Rule / both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule Unable Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule Unable Unable

Teflon®(gasketing) Teflon®(plate)	Steel Rule Laser Cutting

UHMW(<.090) UHMW(>.090)	Steel Rule Laser Cutting

Velcro Velvet Vinyl(<.090) Vinyl(>.090) Vinyl(fabric) Vinyl(pressure sensitive) Viton®	Steel Rule / Both Steel Rule / both Steel Rule / Both Laser Cutting Steel Rule / Both Vinyl Cutter Steel Rule

Wire Cloth Wood(<.125) Wood(>.125) Wool	Steel Rule laser Cutting Laser Cutting Steel Rule

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