Smallest possible holes for Thermal cutting

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The smallest possible cut holes can generally be described as a multiple of the thickness of the material

Generally, it is usually said that the minimum cutable hole diameter is a multiple of the thickness of the material [T] which for a steel sheet up to 15mm is ...

 
1 x T for gas cutting
 
1-1.5 x T for Plasma Cutting
 
0.3-0.5 x T for Laser cutting
 
With laser cutting, however, you can create significantly smaller holes through so-called laser drilling.
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Laser drilling
Drilling using laser through vaporization of material.
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