Abstract: A cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present invention is a double-sided cutting insert comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface, a cutting edge, and a mounting hole penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface, in which the upper surface is provided with a single upper surface boss portion that surrounds the mounting hole and is flat, the cutting edge includes a main cutting edge, a corner cutting edge extending from the main cutting edge, a sub-cutting edge extending from the corner cutting edge, and a side portion extending from the sub-cutting edge, a first main cutting edge flank surface extending from the main cutting edge forms an acute angle with an extension line of the upper surface boss portion, a sub-cutting edge chip breaker surface extending from the sub-cutting edge is at a gradually increasing angle with the extension line of the upper surface boss portion, as the sub-cutting edge chip breaker surface is distanced away from the corner cutting edge, and

Abstract: A cutting insert of the present invention includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a side surface, a cutting edge, and a mounting hole penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface, in which the cutting edge includes a main cutting edge, a corner cutting edge extending from the main cutting edge, and a sub-cutting edge extending from the corner cutting edge, the side surface includes a main cutting edge flank surface and a sub-cutting edge flank surface, the main cutting edge flank surface includes a first main cutting edge flank surface extending from the main cutting edge, and a second main cutting edge flank surface extending from the lower surface, the sub-cutting edge flank surface includes a first sub-cutting edge flank surface extending from the sub-cutting edge, and a second sub-cutting edge flank surface extending from the lower surface, the first sub-cutting edge flank surface and the second sub-cutting edge flank surface together form a stepped portion, and the second sub-cutting edge flan

Abstract: A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first raised portion and a second raised portion stepped from the first raised portion, which are formed on a top surface and along a center line connecting the center of the corner portion and the center of the top surface. The first raised portion is located closer to the corner portion than the second raised portion is, and the first raised portion is inclined downwardly from the second raised portion toward the corner portion. The second raised portion is formed at a higher position from the bottom surface than the first raised portion, and a side portion connected to the first raised portion is inclined downwardly from the second raised portion toward the first and second cutting edges.

Abstract: A cutting insert according to the present disclosure includes a first raised portion and a second raised portion stepped from the first raised portion, which are formed on a top surface and along a center line connecting the center of the corner portion and the center of the top surface. The first raised portion is located closer to the corner portion than the second raised portion is, and the first raised portion is inclined downwardly from the second raised portion toward the corner portion. The second raised portion is formed at a higher position from the bottom surface than the first raised portion, and a side portion connected to the first raised portion is inclined downwardly from the second raised portion toward the first and second cutting edges.

Abstract: A cutting insert according to an embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a circular double-sided cutting insert including a top surface, a bottom surface, a lateral surface, and a cutting edge, and mounted to a cutting tool, in which a plurality of clearance surfaces and a plurality of fastening surfaces are located on the lateral surface, and among the plurality of fastening surfaces, a fastening surface, which is brought into contact with the cutting tool upon mounting of the cutting insert to the cutting tool, forms an acute angle with respect to the top surface or the bottom surface acting as a rake surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting insert, and a cutting insert according to the present disclosure comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface oriented in opposite directions; a first and a second shorter side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other and oriented in opposite directions; a first and a second longer side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other, connecting the first and the second shorter side surfaces to each other, oriented in opposite directions, and being longer than the first and the second shorter side surfaces; and a through hole extending through the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein when viewed toward the upper surface, the first longer side surface has two side portions, each side portion having an inclined shape with reference to the center portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, which performs, like a drill or a ball end mill, cutting while rotating in a state in which the center of the tip end is in contact with a work material, and includes a wear-resistant layer formed at the tip end thereof, wherein a portion of the wear-resistant layer is selectively removed through tip end polishing from the center of the tip end of the drill or the ball end mill to a predetermined area, so as to restrain micro-brittle wear generated in an ultra-low speed region, and thus remarkably improving the cutting lifespan of the cutting tool such as the drill or the ball end mill.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hard film having improved wear resistance and improved toughness. A hard film according to the present invention is formed by using a PVD method on a surface of a base material, wherein: the hard film includes a first hard layer and a second hard layer; the first hard layer has a thickness of approximately 0.1-3.0 ?m and is composed of Ti1-aAlaN (0.3?a?0.7), and has a single phase structure; and the second hard layer has a thickness of approximately 0.5-10 ?m and is composed of Ti1-a-bAlaMebN (0.3?a?0.7, 0?b?0.05, the Me being at least one selected from V, Zr, Si, Nb, Cr, Mo, Hf, Ta and W); according to an XRD phase analysis method, a ratio ([200]/[111]) of the intensity of a [200] peak to the intensity of a [111] peak is approximately 1.5 or higher; the second hard layer preferentially grows in a [200] direction; the [200] peak is located at approximately 42.7°-44.6° and is composed of three phases, and the [111] peak is located at approximately 37.0°-38.

Abstract: A cutting insert of the present invention comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface; first and second lateral surfaces; first and second cutting edge parts; and corner cutting edges, wherein the first cutting edge part includes: a first main cutting edge for forming one end at a portion spaced farthest away from the corner cutting edge; a first sub-cutting edge connected to the corner cutting edge; and a first auxiliary cutting edge for connecting the first main cutting edge and the first sub-cutting edge so as to form a step between the same, and the first sub-cutting edge and the corner cutting edge form one straight line when viewed toward the first lateral surface, and are inclined upward in the direction opposite to the direction toward the lower surface while gradually going in the direction toward the second cutting edge part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, which performs, like a drill or a ball end mill, cutting while rotating in a state in which the center of the tip end is in contact with a work material, and includes a wear-resistant layer formed at the tip end thereof, wherein a portion of the wear-resistant layer is selectively removed through tip end polishing from the center of the tip end of the drill or the ball end mill to a predetermined area, so as to restrain micro-brittle wear generated in an ultra-low speed region, and thus remarkably improving the cutting lifespan of the cutting tool such as the drill or the ball end mill.

Abstract: Disclosed is a PVD ceramic thin film-coated cutting insert properly usable for machining a hard-to-cut material such as inconel or titanium having low thermal conductivity. The cutting insert for hard-to-cut materials includes a cemented carbide base material having an SMS value of 50-80% obtained by [Formula 1] below, and a ceramic thin film formed on the cemented carbide base material and having a thickness of about 0.4-1.5 ?m. [Formula 1]: SMS=Saturation magnetization value of sintered body×100/TMS, where TMS=2010×Mass ratio of Co.

Abstract: The present disclosure's technical object is to provide a high feed cutting insert capable of providing a sufficient entering angle while ensuring rigidity of a cutting tool's bottom part.

Abstract: The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a single-sided high feed cutting insert which can have increased edge strength and reduced cutting load so as to be suitable for high feed machining. To this end, the single-sided high feed cutting insert of the present disclosure comprises: a short cutting edge disposed between a major surface and a short lateral surface; a long cutting edge disposed between the major surface and a long lateral surface; and a corner cutting edge disposed between the short cutting edge and the long cutting edge, wherein the short cutting edge has an outwardly convex curved shape when viewed from the major surface, and a minor surface has a straight shape when viewed from the short and long lateral surfaces, respectively.

Abstract: A cutting insert of the present invention comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface; first and second lateral surfaces; first and second cutting edge parts; and corner cutting edges, wherein the first cutting edge part includes: a first main cutting edge for forming one end at a portion spaced farthest away from the corner cutting edge; a first sub-cutting edge connected to the corner cutting edge; and a first auxiliary cutting edge for connecting the first main cutting edge and the first sub-cutting edge so as to form a step between the same, and the first sub-cutting edge and the corner cutting edge form one straight line when viewed toward the first lateral surface, and are inclined upward in the direction opposite to the direction toward the lower surface while gradually going in the direction toward the second cutting edge part.

Abstract: A cutting insert for groove machining is provided, which includes a front cutting edge, a chip breaker groove extending from a rear direction of the front cutting edge in a lengthwise direction of the cutting insert, land portions formed on both sides of the chip breaker groove, and inclined surfaces in continuity with the land portions and extending from the land portions to a rear direction of the cutting insert, in which a distance in a transverse direction between left and right walls of the chip breaker groove gradually increases from an entrance of the chip breaker groove toward a boundary between the land portions and the inclined surfaces, and then gradually decreases upon passing the boundary, and the cutting insert is symmetrical about a longitudinal center line thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cutting insert, and a cutting insert according to the present disclosure comprises: an upper surface and a lower surface oriented in opposite directions; a first and a second shorter side surface connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other and oriented in opposite directions; a first and a second longer side surfaces connecting the upper surface and the lower surface to each other, connecting the first and the second shorter side surfaces to each other, oriented in opposite directions, and being longer than the first and the second shorter side surfaces; and a through hole extending through the upper surface and the lower surface, wherein when viewed toward the upper surface, the first longer side surface has two side portions, each side portion having an inclined shape with reference to the center portion.

Abstract: A hard coating includes a thin film layer which has a total thickness of 0.5-10 ?m and has an overall composition of Al1-a-bTiaMebN (0.2<a?0.6, 0<b?0.15), where Me is a nitride constituent element having a thermal expansion coefficient of greater than 2.7×10?6/° C. and less than 9.35×10?6/° C., wherein the thin film layer has a structure in which a nano-multilayered-structure of thin layers A, B and C, thin layer B being disposed between thin layer A and thin layer C, is repeatedly laminated at least once.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, which performs, like a drill or a ball end mill, cutting while rotating in a state in which the center of the tip end is in contact with a work material, and includes a wear-resistant layer formed at the tip end thereof, wherein a portion of the wear-resistant layer is selectively removed through tip end polishing from the center of the tip end of the drill or the ball end mill to a predetermined area, so as to restrain micro-brittle wear generated in an ultra-low speed region, and thus remarkably improving the cutting lifespan of the cutting tool such as the drill or the ball end mill.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool, which performs, like a drill or a ball end mill, cutting while rotating in a state in which the center of the tip end is in contact with a work material, and includes a wear-resistant layer formed at the tip end thereof, wherein a portion of the wear-resistant layer is selectively removed through tip end polishing from the center of the tip end of the drill or the ball end mill to a predetermined area, so as to restrain micro-brittle wear generated in an ultra-low speed region, and thus remarkably improving the cutting lifespan of the cutting tool such as the drill or the ball end mill.