MICRO-JET COOLING OF CUTTING TOOLS

摘要

A cutting tool includes an insert defining a flank face, a rake face, and a cutting edge between the flank face and rake face. The cutting tool includes micro-nozzles formed in at least one of the tool body and the insert, and aimed at the cutting edge. Each micro-nozzle generates a micro-jet of cutting fluid in close proximity to the cutting edge and adjacent to at least one of the flank face and the rake face.