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Abstract

A metal cutting insert for the chip-forming cutting (e.g., grooving) of metal workpieces includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface interconnecting the top and bottom surfaces. A front end of the insert forms a straight cutting edge, and a rear end of the insert forms a convexly curved abutment surface which abuts a concavely curved support surface of a holder. The abutment surface and the support surface have equal radii. The bottom surface of the insert comprises a V-shaped tongue which fits within a V-shaped groove of the holder. The side surface includes a front portion that forms an acute angle with the top surface, and a pair of intermediate portions that are convergent in a direction away from the cutting edge.

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