This article discusses the trend among insert makers to consolidate chipbreaker designs and carbide grades. The result is the three-chipbreaker/three-grade matrix many insert makers have adopted in some form. The evolution of the chip-forming groove is also traced, and an ANSI proposal for a grade identification system is described.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 1995-03-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/simple-groove/
Legacy path: /articles/simple-groove