Ceramic insert for use with clamp type cutting tool
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHarutoshi Ukegawa, Matsuo Higuchi, Shingo Hirota, Nobuyuki Kitagawa
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Abstract
The ceramic insert made from a silicon nitride ceramic material and formed with a recess for fastening in the center of its rake face. The recess has a surface roughness Rmax not exceeding 4 .mu.m. The angle between a side face of the recess and a centerline perpendicular to the rake face of the insert is 50-70 degrees. The ratio of the diameter of the recess to the diameter of a circle inscribing the perimeter of the rake face is 30-85%. The recess has a flat or curved bottom. The connecting portion between the side face and the bottom of the recess forms a smoothly curved surface.
Claims6
A ceramic insert for use with a clamp type cutting tool, said ceramic insert having a rake face and formed with a recess in the center of said rake face, said insert being made from a silicon nitride ceramics, said recess having a surface roughness Rmax not exceeding 4 .mu.m, the angle between a side face of said recess and a centerline perpendicular to the rake face of said insert being 50-70 degrees, the ratio of the diameter of said recess to the diameter of a circle inscribing the perimeter of said rake face is 30-85%, and the connecting portion between said side face and said bottom of said recess forming a smoothly curved surface.
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