Double-sided, trigon cutting insert with rounded minor cutting edge and cutting tool therefor
AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsLance David Brunetto, Brad Daniel Hoffer
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AssigneeKennametal Inc.
InventorsLance David Brunetto, Brad Daniel Hoffer
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A double-sided, trigon cutting insert has three three major cutting edges formed at an intersection between a first planar side surface portion and first and second surfaces, and three minor cutting edges formed at an intersection between a second planar side surface portion and first and second surfaces. A planar rake surface extends radially inward and downward from each major cutting edge, and a rounded rake surface extends radially inward and downward from each minor cutting edge. An insert-receiving pocket of a cutting tool includes a planar bottom support surface, a first planar side support surface, a second planar side support surface, and a third planar side support surface. Each rounded rake surface is formed with a radius, R, that causes only a high point of each minor cutting edge to contact a workpiece during a machining operation.
A trigon cutting insert for machining a workpiece, comprising:
A cutting tool, comprising:
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