
| Type of wear | Cou | ntermeasure |
| Geometry | Cutting condition | |
| Flank wear | – Sharper cutting edge for reduced cutting force – Smaller negative chamfer – Use positive inserts | – Reduce cutting speed – Increase feed rate to reduce operation time |
| Notch wear | – Bigger radius | – Use "method of altering feed rate" |
| Crater wear/breakage due to crater wear | – Sharper cutting edge for reduced cutting force | – Reduce cutting speed – Increase feed rate to minimise operation time and to increase distance between cutting edge and crater |
| Chipping due to rough condition or vibration | – Bigger negative chamfer angle and/or honed chamfer | – Increase feed rate to reduce number of hits |
| Flaking | – Sharper cutting edge to reduce cutting force – Smaller negative chamfer – Use positive inserts | – Increase feed rate to reduce operation time |
| Thermal crack/breakage | – Sharper cutting edge for reduced cutting force – Smaller negative chamfer – Use positive inserts | – Reduce cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut – Dry machining |
| Chipping | – Bigger negative chamfer | – Increase cutting speed to reduce cutting force |
Chipping – Bigger negative chamfer – Increase cutting speed to reduce cutting force C
For investigation please send us the used inserts. If breakage is the problem please use inserts only 80–90 % of expected tool life because broken inserts almost have no information.