Sandvik Ab

Jan-Olof Olsson

Jorgen V Wiman

Sture Muren

Robert Isaksson

J&ouml;rgen Wiman

An indexable insert for metal cutting having an upper surface, a bottom surface and side surfaces. At least a portion of the intersecting lines between the side surfaces and the upper surface generates a main cutting edge, a secondary cutting edge and a corner cutting edge. The corner portions of the upper side are provided with recesses. The corner cutting edge including at least two radiused edges having different radii. The first radiused edge, having a larger radius, being located adjacent to the main cutting edge and a second radiused edge, having a smaller radius, being located adjacent to the secondary cutting edge. Furthermore, the secondary cutting edge includes a radiused edge having a larger radius than the two aforementioned corner radiused edges and the recess includes a rear plane being so arranged that the chips hit a rear plane of the upper surface and break against the rear plane.

Indexable cutting insert

An indexable cutting insert for metal machining, in particular turning, is formed with banana- or C-shaped protrusions (11) adjacent to each operative cutting corner. The concave side of the protrusion faces in a direction towards the cutting corner. In comparison with corresponding inserts without such a protrusion a better chip control is achieved. Thus, the chip flow is led away from the machined surface both at small and large cutting depths and the chips are broken into suitable lengths.

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Kungsgarden, Sweden

Jan-Olof Olsson