Cutting insert with improved flank surface roughness and method of making the same
US6161990A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T407/27
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cutting insert having a rake surface and a flank surface wherein there is a cutting edge at the intersection of the rake surface and the flank surface. The rake surface exhibits a sufficient degree of surface roughness so as to provide for microscopic chip control. The flank surface exhibits a sufficiently smooth (i.e., a mirror finish) so as to provide for a workpiece surface finish that approaches (or possibly reaches) the theoretical value attributable for the given cutting conditions.
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