VBMT 160402 dimensions
| Inscribed circle IC | 9.525 mm |
| Cutting edge length | 16.61 mm |
| Thickness s | 4.76 mm |
| Nose radius rε | 0.2 mm |
| Corner angle | 35° |
| Clearance angle | 5° |
| Tolerance M | IC ±0.05 · corner height ±0.16 · thickness ±0.13 mm |
What VBMT 160402 tells you on the shop floor
35° corner: reaches into grooves and complex profiles, but the edge is fragile. Light cuts only.
Positive insert (5°): lower cutting forces and less chatter. For finishing, boring, thin-walled parts and lighter machines.
Pressed, medium tolerance: economical, fine for roughing and where you do not need repeatability to a few hundredths of a mm at every insert change.
Small radius: lower forces and chatter, good finish at low feed.
Typical holders for VBMT
For a positive rhombic 35° insert the most common ISO 5608 holders are:
- SVJBR/L · lead angle 93°
- SVVBN · lead angle 72.5°
The final R or L means right or left hand. Shank size, length and the exact clamping are in the manufacturer's catalogue.
Toolholders that take it
Other VBMT sizes
Same size, other version
Designation to ISO 1832; reference tables: Mitsubishi Materials turning catalogue (insert identification). Holders to ISO 5608. Chipbreaker, grade and cutting data differ between manufacturers: the catalogue of the insert you use is what counts.