Table 1.

State-of-the-art of fiber laser microcutting with stainless steel and other alloys.

Reference	Alloy	Raw Material Shape (Thickness)	Cut Geometry	Surface Topography Response
Liu, L. et al., 2017 [19]	Cobalt-chromium (CoCr)	Tube, outside diameter (OD) = 2.0 mm (150 µm)	Ring with grooves	Kerf width and Surface topography
Teixidor et al., 2014 [17]	AISI 316L stainless steel	Sheet (100 µm)	Stent mesh	Surface roughness and edge dross
Demir A.G et al., 2014 [20]	AZ31 magnesium	Tube, OD = 2.5 mm (200 µm) Sheet (400 µm)	Stent mesh	Kerf width, taper angle, Surface roughness
Demir A.G et al., 2013 [21]	AZ31 magnesium	Tube, OD = 2.5 mm (200 µm)	Stent mesh	Surface roughness with kerf quality
Biffi C.A. et al., 2014 [22]	NiTiCu alloy	Sheet (150 µm)	Linear cuts	HAZ, hardness, chemical composition
Adelmann et al., 2011 [14]	Aluminum	Sheet (1 mm)	Kerf width	Burr height
Muhammad et al., 2010 [11]	AISI 316L stainless steel	Tube, OD = 3.175 mm (150 µm)	Stent-Strut	Surface roughness with back wall dross
Meng et al., 2009 [2]	AISI 316L stainless steel	Tube, OD = 2 mm (110 µm)	Kerf width	n/a
Sobih et al., 2008 [6]	EN43 annealed mild steel	Sheet (1 mm)	Kerf width	Surface roughness with striations
Baumeister et al., 2006 [8]	1.4301 stainless steel, AISI 304 equivalent	Sheet (100, 200 and 300 µm)	Kerf width	n/a
Kleine et al., 2002 [10]	AISI 316L Stainless steel AISI 316L	Sheet (100 µm approx.)	n/a	Surface roughness and Recast