Abstract: A cutting insert has a cutting edge formed at an intersection of a rake surface and a relief surface, with a chip-control arrangement located at the rake surface. The chip-control arrangement includes a plurality of recesses that extend downwardly into the rake surface and a plurality of projections that extend upwardly from the rake surface. The plurality of recesses follow a pattern of increasing depth in a rearward direction from the forward portion of the cutting edge. The plurality of projections follow a pattern of increasing height in a rearward direction from the forward portion of the cutting edge.

Abstract: A cutting insert includes a through hole passing through oppositely facing upper and lower faces which have dissimilar structures, and are connected by a plurality of side faces. The upper face has an upper cutting edge formed on the outer periphery thereof, a flat land at the highest level disposed adjacent to and along the upper cutting edge, and a groove region at a level lower than that of the upper cutting edge and disposed between the flat land and the through-hole. The lower face has chip breakers formed on parts of peripheral regions which include each of the corners made by adjacent side faces, lower cutting edges formed on the outer periphery of the lower face along the chip breakers, and a flat supporting surface formed on the peripheral regions between adjacent chip breakers and continuously on regions inward of the chip breakers.

Abstract: A milling tool for slot milling includes a tool body and a plurality of separated first seats, which form root insert seats for root inserts arranged one after the other along a first line and a plurality of separated flank insert seats that includes a plurality of second seats for flank inserts . The plurality of second seats is arranged one after the other along a second line on a primary side of the root insert seats. A plurality of third seats for flank inserts is arranged one after the other along a third line on a secondary side of the root insert seats. Each flank insert seat includes a bottom surface, an inner side surface, and an outer side surface. Each flank insert includes an under side, an opposite upper side, and a circumferential edge side that forms a rake face connecting the upper side and the underside.

Abstract: A triangular cutting insert has first and second surfaces, a midplane, a peripheral surface, with an insert center axis. The peripheral surface has alternating relief flanks and corners. A major cutting edge formed between each relief flank and the first and second surfaces, connects at a corner to a wiper edge included in a bounding plane of the insert. The wiper edge further connects to a transitional slope directed toward the midplane and an adjacent major cutting edge. Viewed along the insert center axis, an insert footprint is symmetrical to each corner bisector, and each major cutting edge is perpendicular to the associated secondary slope. Viewed perpendicular to the bisector, the relief flank is in a peripheral plane, and the transitional slope is between the peripheral plane and the insert center axis. Viewed along the corner bisector, each visible major cutting edge forms a first angle with the bounding plane.

Abstract: A round cutting insert with an anti-rotation feature. The round cutting insert includes a plurality of projections formed on a first surface and another plurality of projections formed on an opposing surface. The round cutting insert is reversible and indexable. The round cutting insert is removably received in an insert receiving pocket in a tool body wherein the insert receiving pocket includes a plurality of dimples for receiving one of the plurality of first projections or the plurality of second projections. This arrangement prevents rotation of the round cutting insert while mounted in the insert receiving pocket.

Abstract: A cutting insert has a cutting edge formed at the intersection of a side surface an end surface. Recesses formed in the side surface interrupt the cutting edge at recessed cutting edge portions. Each recessed cutting edge portion has, in an end view of the cutting insert, a curved central section located between two curved side sections. The central section has a first radius of curvature and each side section has a second radius of curvature, the first radius of curvature being larger than the second radius of curvature.

Abstract: A cutting insert includes a first mounting surface, a second mounting surface located on an opposite side of the insert from the first mounting surface, and a first side surface disposed between the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface. The insert further includes a first groove extending substantially diagonally across the first side surface and dividing the first side surface into discrete, separated, triangular first and second first side support surfaces. The first and second first side support surfaces are each bounded along first and second edges thereof by rake surfaces forming non-zero angles with the first and second side support surfaces and along third edges thereof by the groove.

Abstract: A cutting insert enables a reduction in cutting resistance and stable cutting process. The insert includes a chip breaker groove formed inside corner cutting edges and a raised portion. The raised portion includes a top surface, a front raised surface, and side raised surfaces. The top surface intersects the front raised surface and each of the side raised surfaces. A first intersecting portion at which the front raised surface and the top surface intersect with each other extends linearly. A second intersecting portion at which each of the side raised surfaces and the top surface intersect with each other extends from a corresponding one of opposite sides of the first intersecting portion so that a distance from the corresponding side cutting edge increases gradually with a distance from the corner cutting edge. The front raised surface and the side raised surfaces are curved convexly outward.

Abstract: A triangular cutting insert has first and second surfaces, a midplane, a peripheral surface, with an insert center axis. The peripheral surface has alternating relief flanks and corners. A major cutting edge formed between each relief flank and the first and second surfaces, connects at a corner to a wiper edge included in a bounding plane of the insert. The wiper edge further connects to a transitional slope directed toward the midplane and an adjacent major cutting edge. Viewed along the insert center axis, an insert footprint is symmetrical to each corner bisector, and each major cutting edge is perpendicular to the associated secondary slope. Viewed perpendicular to the bisector, the relief flank is in a peripheral plane, and the transitional slope is between the peripheral plane and the insert center axis. Viewed along the corner bisector, each visible major cutting edge forms a first angle with the bounding plane.

Abstract: Polygonal turning insert has a cutting edge including three part edges, a nose edge and two main edges, and chip-guiding flank surfaces for each part edge, a primary flank surface, and secondary flank surfaces. The primary flank surface is convexly arched and delimited by an arched lower boundary line, which has an apex point facing the nose edge and is situated along a bisector between the main edges, and includes two mirror-symmetrical arc part lines extending from the apex point to a pair of opposite end points situated along a reference line intersecting the bisector at a midpoint between the end points. The distance between the midpoint and the individual end points is greater than that between the midpoint and the apex point. An angle of inclination of the primary flank surface decreases from a greatest value in a bisector section to a smallest value in a reference line section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting insert having a cutting edge which is provided with a corner section that forms a convex arc shape when seen in a planar view from the direction facing the rake face and a pair of linear sections that are in contact with the corner section at the both ends thereof. The cutting edge is provided with a first region along the corner section, a second region along the linear section and a third region positioned between them, and a cross-sectional area of the insert main body on a cross-section orthogonal to the cutting edge in a range of width which is a radius R (mm) of the corner section is made largest in the third region, smallest in second region and between them in the first region in terms of size.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the cutting insert having a cutting edge which has a corner section that forms a convex arc shape when seen in a planar view from direction facing the rake face and a linear section that is in contact with the corner section at least at one end of the corner section and extends linearly. The cutting edge is provided with a first region along the corner section when seen in a planar a second region along the linear section and a third region between the first region and the second region. A rake angle of the cutting edge in the third region is made greater than rake angles of the cutting edges in the first region and the second region.

Abstract: A double-sided cutting insert has top and bottom surfaces and two major side surfaces connected by two minor side surfaces. Each major side surface has two distinct relief surfaces which are inclined in opposite directions and merge at a transition surface extending between top and bottom surfaces. A first major cutting edge is defined between the first relief surface and the top surface and a second major cutting edge is defined between the second relief surface and the bottom surface. Each major cutting edge is tangent to an associated transition cutting edge defined between the transition surface and the insert top or insert bottom surface. An insert holder for the insert has three support sections accordant with three abutment sections of the insert.

Abstract: Disclosed is a milling insert, in which cutting resistance is reduced, wear advance of cutting edges is suppressed, and elongation of a lifetime is achieved, and is an indexable face milling cutter. When flanks 22 are viewed from the above, a cutting edge ridge line 23 is formed into a waveform shape, in which bottom portions are formed into concave circular arc portions 23b, top portions are formed into convex circular arc portions 23a, and the concave circular arc portions 23b and the convex circular arc portions 23a are alternately repeated, both of the concave circular arc portions and the convex circular arc portions are a ¼ circular arc or more to a ? circular arc or less, and each of the concave circular arc portions is unevenly located at a position close to one of two convex circular arc portions adjacent to the concave circular arc portion, and far from other of the two convex circular arc portions.

Abstract: An indexable double-negative cutting insert includes an index axis A, two opposing end surfaces, a peripheral side surface which extends therebetween, and opposing side cutting edges formed between the end surfaces and the peripheral side surface. A median plane P is located midway between the end surfaces, passes through the peripheral side surface and is perpendicular to the index axis. The peripheral side surface includes at least one protrusion which extends in an outward direction relative to the index axis, in a plan view of either end surface. The protrusion includes two side abutment surfaces which converge in the outward direction towards the median plane P. In each cross-section perpendicular to the median plane, which cross-section passes through both opposing side cutting edges and also the at least one protrusion, no portion of the peripheral surface is inward of an imaginary line connecting the opposing side cutting edges.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drilling tool, more particularly to drill insert of trigon shape with plurality of cutting edges. The indexable drill insert (1) having trigon shape, comprising an upper side (1b) and lower side (1c), parallel to each other, characterized in that, a mounting hole (1a) at center of the drill insert (1), enabling the indexable insert (1) to be mounted on both upper side (1b) and lower side (1c) of the insert (1); and plurality of cutting edges (1d) on each side of the insert (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting insert for chip-forming machining, of which at least the top surface, on one side, forms the face (1) and the peripheral, planar side surface, which are located at right angles to one another, form the flanks (2), wherein, downstream of a planar face portion (3) which is adjacent to the flanks and is arranged at a rake angle of 0°, the face terminates, via downwardly sloping planar wall portions (4), in a lower-level, planar chip-forming base (5) and, in the direction of the centre, it slopes up, via upwardly sloping planar wall portions (6), to a central, planar face plateau (7).

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a double-sided, indexable milling insert comprising two rake faces, between which there extends a circumferential clearance face that, in transition to the rake faces, together with the same, forms peripheral cutting edges. Each rake face including lock means for rotationally securing the milling insert in one of several index positions. Along the periphery of the individual rake face, a plurality of tangentially spaced-apart cutting edges are formed, which individually rise at an acute pitch angle from a first end toward a second one. A rake surface is positioned radially inside the individual cutting edge following the cutting edge by rising from a lower boundary line to a crest, via which the same transforms into a declining shoulder surface, which serves as a rotationally securing lock means. In addition, each rake face comprises individual bearing surfaces, which are situated between pairs of adjacent rake surfaces and on a different level from the same.

Abstract: A cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper surface, a side surface, and a first cutting edge located at an intersection of the upper surface and the side surface. The upper surface includes a pair of raised parts located opposite to each other with a perpendicular bisector of the first cutting edge interposed therebetween. A top of each of the pair of raised parts includes at least two protrusions oriented toward a direction along the perpendicular bisector in a top view. Each of the at least two protrusions includes a first protrusion located on a side closest to the perpendicular bisector, and a second protrusion which is located on a side further away from the perpendicular bisector than the first protrusion, and is located at a higher position than the first protrusion. A cutting tool including the cutting insert, and a method of manufacturing a machined product by using the cutting tool are also provided.

Abstract: A negative insert has double-positive clearance surface.

Abstract: A double-sided cutting insert with a plurality of indexable convex cutting edges can have a top face and a bottom face, at least three convex cutting edges on each face connected by at least three nose corners, at least three peripheral side surfaces extending from each face toward a virtual middle plane; and a common lateral seating surface on each peripheral side surface. Each convex cutting edge can have at least a curved cutting edge region, and can further have a primary substantially straight cutting edge region intermediate the curved cutting edge region and the nose corner. Each peripheral side surface can further have a primary planar facet associated with the primary substantially straight cutting edge, and each face may also be single-handed in same direction. Additionally, in various embodiments, the top and bottom faces of the cutting insert may be formed such that they are twisted or rotated with respect to each other.

Abstract: Tool for chip removing machining includes a basic body having an insert seat, and an indexable cutting insert fixed in the seat. The insert includes two cutting edges and at least two heads spaced-apart via an intermediate part and individually include a front portion having at least one cutting edge and a rear portion along which a pair of side contact surfaces are formed. The insert seat includes a front cavity including a pair of side support surfaces against which side contact surfaces of the cutting insert are pressed. The basic body is formed integrally of steel material and the seat is countersunk in the basic body so side support surfaces are integrated in the steel material. The cutting insert is formed integrally from a second, hard-wearing material having at least the same hardness as cemented carbide, the side contact surfaces of the insert being integrated in the second material.

Abstract: A cutting insert having low cutting resistance and excellent chip discharge performance is provided. The cutting insert 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper surface 2, a lower surface 3, a side surface, and a cutting edge 5 disposed between an intersection of the upper surface 2 and the side surface 4. The upper surface 2 includes a rake surface continuous with the cutting edge 5. The rake surface includes a first rake surface 21 which is located correspondingly to a middle part of the cutting edge 5, and is parallel to a horizontal plane L including the intersection or is inclined downward as the first rake surface separates from the cutting edge 5, and a pair of second rake surfaces which are located on both sides of the first rake surface 21 and are inclined upward as the second rake surfaces separate from the cutting edge 5, and which include concave parts 2231b and 221c.

Abstract: An indexable cutting insert has first and second side surfaces and a peripheral surface extending therebetween. The peripheral surface has identical peripheral faces, each divided into two identical first and second cutting sections. Each cutting section has a first cutting edge, a second cutting edge, a corner cutting edge which extends between the first and second cutting edges and a rake surface having a planar rake surface flat forming an engagement surface. The rake surface meets the first side surface at the first cutting edge. The rake surface flat meets the second side surface at a rake surface open edge. On each peripheral face, the two cutting sections are non-coplanar. Each two rake surface flats associated with first cutting sections converge in a direction along an insert axis and the cutting edges are raised above the rake surface flat.

Abstract: A cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper surface; a lower surface; a side surface; and a cutting edge which is located in an intersection region of the upper surface and the side surface, and includes a major cutting edge, a flat cutting edge, and a minor cutting edge located between the major cutting edge and the flat cutting edge. The cutting edge reaches a top portion thereof while being inclined upward from the flat cutting edge to the major cutting edge with respect to a reference plane perpendicular to a central axis of the cutting insert in a side view. The cutting edge is thereafter inclined downward with respect to the reference plane. A peripheral cutting edge angle of the minor cutting edge is larger than a peripheral cutting edge angle of the major cutting edge. A cutting tool including the cutting insert; and a method of manufacturing a machined product using the cutting tool are provided.

Abstract: A sintered cubic boron nitride tool can perform stable machining without causing any defect for a long lifetime even under a high-load cutting condition and a high-efficiency cutting condition.

Abstract: A cutting insert provided with an upper surface, side surfaces, and cutting edges provided at portions at which the upper surface and the side surfaces intersect with each other. Each side surface has grooves reaching the upper surface so as to divide the cutting edge into small cutting edges. Projections are provided on the upper surface at positions to which the grooves extend.

Abstract: An upper surface of a cutting insert includes a first rake face and a second seating surface. A lower surface of the cutting insert includes a second rake face and a first seating surface. The cutting edge includes a first cutting edge portion formed at a crossing edge line portion between the first rake face and a flank face and a second cutting edge portion formed at a crossing edge line portion between the second rake face and the flank face. The first cutting edge portion and the crossing edge line portion between the first seating surface and the flank face are positioned opposite each other. The second cutting edge portion and the crossing edge line portion between the second seating surface and the flank face are positioned opposite each other.

Abstract: A cutting insert according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with two opposite first surfaces, and a peripheral surface extending between the two first surfaces. A first cutting edge is formed on an edge of one first surface of the two first surfaces. A rake surface associated with the first cutting edge extends on the one first surface. A second cutting edge is formed on an edge of one second surface of two opposite second surfaces in the peripheral surface. A rake surface associated with the second cutting edge extends on the one second surface. The second cutting edge has a different function from the first cutting edge.

Abstract: A replaceable insert for tipped cutting tools is described. The replaceable insert has a peripheral wall bounding a first surface and an opposite second surface in which at least one of the first and second surfaces is convex.

Abstract: The invention relates to an eight-edged rotatable and reversible cutting insert having two opposite, substantially square base surfaces which are twisted relative to one another about a central axis running perpendicularly to said base surfaces, and having four identical side surfaces. A main lip is formed between each base surface and each side surface and extends only over part of the length of the side surface. Each side surface has two diagonally opposite corner edges which are of circular or curved design and form a secondary lip adjacent to the respective main lip. In addition, each side surface has two chip pockets which are drawn into the side surface and which, starting from the respective corner edge, extend along the main lip assigned to said corner edge up to a rear chip pocket end.

Abstract: The present invention includes a first ridge line positioned at an intersection between a first surface and an upper side section of a side surface along the first surface; and a second ridge line positioned at an intersection between a second surface and a lower side section along the second surface of the side surface. A cutting section is formed at the first ridge line with the first surface forming a rake face. A second cutting section is formed at the second ridge line with the lower side section along the second surface of the side surface forming a rake face. Selective use can be made of the first cutting section and the second cutting section.

Abstract: A cutting insert is arranged in a tangential direction on an outer peripheral portion of a tool body, the cutting insert having a reduced area in a top view thereof. The cutting insert has an upper face, a lower face and at least five side faces extending between the upper and lower faces. The upper face of the cutting insert has at least five intersection portions intersecting with the at least five side faces. The at least five intersection portions include first and second intersection portions and third and fourth intersection portions shorter than the first and second intersection portions, respectively. A cutting edge is formed at each of the first and second intersection portions. A rake face is formed on cutting side faces corresponding to the first and second intersection portions, respectively, while a cutting edge flank is formed on the upper face.

Abstract: A cutting insert includes an insert body portion and a plurality of projecting portions provided integrally with the insert body portion. The projecting portion includes a cutting edge and includes projecting portion upper and lower surfaces, two projecting portion side surfaces, and a projecting portion side end surface extending therebetween. In the projecting portion, a round corner surface extends between the projecting portion upper surface and the projecting portion side end surface. The cutting edge is formed so as to include a corner formed along an edge of the round corner surface and such that the projecting portion side surface serves as a rake face. The projecting portion is designed such that a length between the two projecting portion side surfaces is smaller than a diameter of an inscribed circle defined on the insert body portion.

Abstract: A cutting insert for milling operations, such as, face milling, slot milling, plunge milling, and ramping operations. The cutting insert exhibits a combination of favorable cutting edge strength, and unique cutting edge geometry, allowing milling operations at relatively high feed rates. The cutting insert includes at least four cutting edges, wherein at least one of the cutting edges is a convex cutting edge.

Abstract: A double-sided, indexable cutting insert for a milling cutter includes a first surface, a second surface, and side surfaces. Major cutting edges are defined at an intersection between the first and second surfaces and side surfaces. Minor cutting edges and ramping cutting edges are defined at the intersection between the first and second surfaces and side surfaces. The cutting insert is mounted in a milling cutter having a bottom seating surface formed at an angle with respect to a central, rotational axis of the milling cutter, which provides superior performance for both milling and ramping cutting operations.

Abstract: A cutting insert for milling operations, such as, face milling, slot milling, plunge milling, and ramping operations. The cutting insert exhibits a combination of favorable cutting edge strength, and unique cutting edge geometry, thus, allowing milling operations at relatively high feed rates. The cutting insert includes at least four cutting edges, wherein at least one of the cutting edges is a convex cutting edge. Certain embodiments of square cutting inserts will have four convex cutting edges which may be connected by nose corners. The convex cutting edge may comprise at least one of a circular arc, a portion of an ellipse, a portion of a parabola, a multi-segment spline curve, a straight line, or combinations of these. Wherein the convex cutting edge comprises a circular arc, the circular arc may have a radius greater than or equal to two times a radius of the largest circle that may be inscribed on the top surface.

Abstract: A double-sided milling cutting insert has usable upper and lower faces. The upper face has a polygonal shape with curved edges. The lower face has a rotationally symmetrical relation to the upper face. Flank faces connect edges of the upper face to corresponding edges of the lower face. Upper cutting edges are formed on one of the edges of the upper face. The upper chip-forming portions have rake faces inclined downwardly from the upper cutting edges inwardly of the cutting insert and a plurality of protrusions arranged along inner boundaries of the rake faces for deflecting chips. When the cutting insert is mounted on the cutting tool, a width of the rake face of the upper chip-forming portion adjacent to an edge portion forming a main cutting edge gradually increases in a direction going away from a rotational axis of the cutting tool.

Abstract: A threading cutting insert achieves high shape accuracy of a screw to be processed, and saves on manufacturing cost. Therefore in the threading cutting insert, a plurality of tooth-shaped cutting edges are formed in a cross ridge line portion between a rake face and flanks formed in a cutting side face, wherein the plurality of mountain-shaped cutting edges provides at least one finishing cutting edge for transferring a shape of a screw, and at least one roughing cutting edge formed in a tooth shape smaller than that of the finishing cutting edge. A flank of the finishing cutting edge includes a first flank, and a second flank having a clearance angle larger than that of the first flank, wherein the finishing cutting edge, the first flank, and the second flank are sequentially provided in that order from the rake surface in a direction of a lower surface of the insert.

Abstract: An insert according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface comprising a first side surface and a second side surface which are connected to each of the upper surface and the lower surface, and are adjacent to each other, and a cutting edge including a major cutting edge lying along an intersection of the upper surface and the first side surface, and a minor cutting edge lying along an intersection of the first side surface and the second side surface. The first side surface includes a first constraining surface located at a middle region in a thickness direction of the first side surface, and a rake surface which is located between the first constraining surface and the major cutting edge, and is recessed with respect to the first constraining surface and the major cutting edge. A distance between the major cutting edge and the first constraining surface is increased toward the minor cutting edge in a side view.

Abstract: A cutting insert includes a first chip surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the insert from the first chip surface, and a side surface extending between the first chip surface and the second surface, at least part of one first cutting edge being defined by an intersection of the side surface with the first chip surface. The side surface includes at least one recess, the recess including an insert supporting surface for supporting the insert relative to a protruding abutment surface on a toolholder and a flat auxiliary insert supporting surface for supporting the insert relative to a non-protruding, flat abutment surface. A cutting tool is also provided.

Abstract: A cutting insert is suitable for pocket machining. The cutting insert (10) includes a rake face (14); a flank (15); and a main cutting edge (11) formed in an intersecting portion between the rake face (14) and the flank (15) and extending in a direction intersecting a cutting direction of a milling tool. The main cutting edge includes at least one separating portion (12) not involved in cutting, in the middle of the main cutting edge (11) in a direction along the main cutting edge (11). The main cutting edge (11) is formed of at least two cutting edges (11a, 11b) separated by the separating portion (12), and when the cutting insert is attached to a tool body (1) of the cutting tool, cutting edge angles ?1 and ?2 of the cutting edges (11a,11b) are set within a range from 5° or more to 20° or less.

Abstract: Cutting inserts are described having at least two discontiguous clearance faces. Cutting tool systems including the cutting inserts are also described. An indexable cutting insert includes a top face, a bottom face, and at least two clearance faces connecting the top face and the bottom face at a periphery of the cutting insert. The at least two clearance faces include a primary clearance face contiguous with the top face and forming a cutting edge at an intersection of the primary clearance face and the top face, and a secondary clearance face discontiguous with the primary clearance face and separated from the primary clearance face by a bridge surface, and wherein a primary clearance angle formed by the primary clearance face is larger than a secondary clearance angle formed by the secondary clearance face.

Abstract: A cutting insert helps prevent the occurrence of burrs and enables highly efficient processing. The cutting edge of the insert includes a cutting corner portion, a first main cutting edge and a second main cutting edge. The second main cutting edge includes a descending inclination portion inclined toward the side of a surface facing the rake face as it separates from the cutting corner portion and an ascending inclination portion inclined toward the side of the surface on which the rake face is formed, as it separates from the cutting corner portion. The descending inclination portion is connected to the cutting corner portion, the ascending inclination portion is connected to the descending inclination portion, and at least a connection region between the ascending inclination portion and the descending inclination portion has a concave curved non-cutting recess portion.

Abstract: A cutting insert has an approximately polygonal plate shape with a cutting edge formed on a intersection portion between a rake face and a flank. A chip breaker is formed on the rake face, and a chip-breaker concave portion is defined by an inclined surface which is curved in a concave manner and which is smoothly connected to the bottom surface portion while being gradually inclined toward the bottom surface portion, from a peripheral edge portion on a nose portion side to a bottom surface portion.

Abstract: A cutting edge is formed at a ridge between an upper surface and a side surface. In the side surface, a plurality of grooves are formed so as to extend from the side surface to the upper surface to divide the cutting edge, and the clearance angles within these grooves are formed so as to increase from one end of the cutting edge toward the other end of the cutting edge. This achieves a cutting insert having small cutting force and excellent cutting performance. Among the plurality of grooves, the groove nearest to the one end of the cutting edge has preferably a width increasing from the upper surface of the cutting insert toward the lower surface.

Abstract: A cutting insert used in rotary cutting tools for performing turning spinning operations has an upper surface and an opposing base surface with a peripheral surface therebetween, the peripheral surface intersecting the upper surface to form a cutting edge. The cutting edge may be a continuous circular cutting edge. The upper surface has rotational asymmetry about an insert axis passing between the upper surface and the base surface, by virtue of having at least one spiral shaped protrusion with a chip deflection distance which continuously increases in a rotational direction about the insert axis for greater than 180°. The cutting insert is assembled to a cutting tool body having a shank portion and a cutting portion sharing a longitudinal axis, the insert axis being aligned with the longitudinal axis and the cutting insert secured in an insert receiving pocket of the cutting portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cutting tools and, more particularly, to cutting tools using clampable cutting inserts. The cutting tool includes a toolholder including at least one insert-receiving pocket, the insert-receiving pocket including at least one side abutment surface. The cutting tool further includes a cutting insert comprising an insert body having at least one insert supporting surface and a clamping hole including a clamping surface defining at least part of a non-circular, substantially elliptical cone. The cutting tool further includes a clamp having a clamp surface adapted to contact the clamping surface at two contact points such that the at least one side abutment surface and the at least one insert supporting surface are secured in a contacting relationship.

Abstract: A cutting insert has at least first and second side surfaces, with a chip-control arrangement. The chip-control arrangement includes at least one projection disposed at an intersection of a corner of the cutting insert. When the chip-control arrangement includes two projections they can be disposed symmetrically on both sides of the intersection. Each of the at least one projections is elongated and extends longitudinally along an associated side surface.

Abstract: A round cutting insert includes a top surface, a clearance side surface and a bottom surface. The top surface includes an asymmetric chipbreaker feature adjacent a cutting edge that includes a finishing portion, a roughing portion, and a transition portion. The asymmetric chipbreaker feature includes a first rake face extending from the cutting edge, a second rake face between a bottom face and the first rake face, and a back face between a central island and the bottom face. The second rake face and the back face are sinusoidal waveforms with different periods to cause the distances from the cutting edge to the second rake face and back face to vary. The first and second rake faces are formed at different rake angles to provide effective chip control during machining operations.