Abstract: A cutting insert 1, 1?, comprising opposite insert planes E1, E2 of a base 2 of one base area 3 wherein a conical surface section 4a of a lateral face 4 and the base area 3 facing the same form an acute angle alpha while forming a cutting edge 5, while a planar surface section 4b of the same lateral face 4 forms an obtuse angle beta with the opposite base area 3. The cone axis 6 of the conical surface area 4a lying in the insert plane E1, E2 runs off-set in parallel to the center insert axis 7 lying in the same insert plane E1, E2 while forming an off-center arcuate profile of the cutting edge 5. A milling cutter 17 comprising a number of such cutting inserts 1, 1? is characterized in that a cutting insert 1, 1? preferably disposed on the periphery of the center line M of a tool support 16 is off-set from the center line M by an angle phi equal to 5±3 degrees.

Abstract: A cutting insert 1, 1?, comprising opposite insert planes E1, E2 of a base 2 of one base area 3 wherein a conical surface section 4a of a lateral face 4 and the base area 3 facing the same form an acute angle alpha while forming a cutting edge 5, while a planar surface section 4b of the same lateral face 4 forms an obtuse angle beta with the opposite base area 3. The cone axis 6 of the conical surface area 4a lying in the insert plane E1, E2 runs off-set in parallel to the center insert axis 7 lying in the same insert plane E1, E2 while forming an off-center arcuate profile of the cutting edge 5. A milling cutter 17 comprising a number of such cutting inserts 1, 1? is characterized in that a cutting insert 1, 1? preferably disposed on the periphery of the center line M of a tool support 16 is off-set from the center line M by an angle phi equal to 5±3 degrees. The abstract of the disclosure is submitted herewith as required by 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b). As stated in 37 C.F.R. §1.