For uses that need to be extremely exact, have the least amount of damage to the material, or for working with fragile materials like amorphous e nanocrystalline alloys, we use advanced laser cutting technology. Laser cutting makes a better, cleaner edge with very small rough edges (below 10 μm) and fewer tiny cracks. While it does create a heat-affected zone (HAZ) of 20–50 μm and leftover tensile stress (100–200 MPa), these effects are in a smaller area and can be lessened by adjusting the laser settings (for example, using ultrafast pulsed fiber lasers with pulse durations <10 ps to make the HAZ smaller than <10 μm). The drop in permeability is also not as bad (5–8% near the edge). Laser cutting is necessary for materials that are too fragile to be stamped.