Un instrumento de corte es el elemento utilizado para extraer material de una pieza cuando se quiere llevar a cabo un proceso de mecanizado. Hay muchos tipos para cada máquina, pero todas se basan en un proceso de arranque de viruta. Es decir, al haber una elevada diferencia de velocidades entre la herramienta y la pieza, al entrar en contacto la arista de corte con la pieza, se arranca el material y se desprende la viruta.

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In the context of machining, a cutting tool or cutter is any tool that is used to remove material from the workpiece by means of shear deformation. Cutting may be accomplished by single-point or multipoint tools. Single-point tools are used in turning, shaping, planing and similar operations, and remove material by means of one cutting edge. Milling and drilling tools are often multipoint tools. Grinding tools are also multipoint tools. Each grain of abrasive functions as a microscopic single-point cutting edge (although of high negative rake angle), and shears a tiny chip. Cutting tools must be made of a material harder than the material which is to be cut, and the tool must be able to withstand the heat generated in the metal-cutting process. Also, the tool must have a specific geometry, with clearance angles designed so that the cutting edge can contact the workpiece without the rest of the tool dragging on the workpiece surface. The angle of the cutting face is also important, as is the flute width, number of flutes or teeth, and margin size. In order to have a long working life, all of the above must be optimized, plus the speeds and feeds at which the tool is run.

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