摘要 |
A milling cutting insert is disclosed having a polygonal body of wear-resistant material, wherein the body has a top surface and a groove having a central axis extending along the entire length of one side of the insert having a central axis, and wherein: the group groove is tapered such that the width of the groove increases continuously along the side of the insert. A face milling cutter having an axial location surface for advancement in a direction of feed is also disclosed utilizing such a cutting insert so that a corner of the cutting insert is furthest from the axial location surface and the wide end of the groove associated with the cutting edge facing the direction of feed is adjacent to that corner.
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