The present invention relates to an indexable
cutting insert (4) for mounting in an insert seat (3) of a tool body (2) of a shoulder milling tool (1), wherein the
cutting insert (4) is generally defined by a triangular top surface (5), a triangular bottom surface (6), and three
peripheral surfaces (7) extending between the top surface (5) and the bottom surface (6), and on each side of the
cutting insert (4), a respective one of the three
peripheral surfaces extends along an edge of the triangular top surface (5) and along an edge of the triangular bottom surface (6), and the cutting insert (4) has three cutting corners ( The present invention relates to an indexable cutting insert (4) having a cutting corner (8), three major cutting edges (9), and three minor cutting edges (10), each of the cutting corners (8) connecting the major cutting edges (9) and the minor cutting edges (10), each of the cutting corners (8), each of the major cutting edges (9), and each of the minor cutting edges (10) being located at an intersection of the top surface (5) or the bottom surface (6) with one of the
peripheral surfaces (7), each of the peripheral surfaces (7) having a flat contact surface (15), the flat contact surface being defined by the major cutting edge (9) of the top surface (5) and the major cutting edge (9) of the bottom surface (6).