VNMG 160404 dimensions
| Inscribed circle IC | 9.525 mm |
| Cutting edge length | 16.61 mm |
| Thickness s | 4.76 mm |
| Nose radius rε | 0.4 mm |
| Corner angle | 35° |
| Clearance angle | 0° |
| Tolerance M | IC ±0.05 · corner height ±0.16 · thickness ±0.13 mm |
| ANSI equivalent (inch) | VNMG 331 |
What VNMG 160404 tells you on the shop floor
35° corner: reaches into grooves and complex profiles, but the edge is fragile. Light cuts only.
Double-sided negative insert: edges on both faces, stronger and cheaper per edge. Needs a rigid machine and clamping; not for small bores.
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 VNMG
For a negative rhombic 35° insert the most common ISO 5608 holders are:
- PVJNR/L · lead angle 93°
- PVVNN · lead angle 72.5°
- MVJNR/L · lead angle 93°
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
In inches, with the ANSI designation, the same insert is VNMG 331: size in eighths of an inch, thickness in sixteenths, radius in sixty-fourths. Converting any code, both ways, is in ISO Inserts Pro.
Other VNMG 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.