ISO 18388:2016
Technical product documentation (TPD) - Relief grooves - Types and dimensioning
ISO 18388:2016 specifies a series of relief grooves for shafts and holes, intended for general use in mechanical engineering.It also intends to avoid unnecessary multiplicity of tools by a restricted selection of groove-types and dimensional versions.NOTE The shape and the dimensions of the relief grooves type G and H correspond with the "Indexable hard material inserts" according to ISO 6987.
ISO 18388:2016 specifies a series of relief grooves for shafts and holes, intended for general use in mechanical engineering.
It also intends to avoid unnecessary multiplicity of tools by a restricted selection of groove-types and dimensional versions.
NOTE The shape and the dimensions of the relief grooves type G and H correspond with the "Indexable hard material inserts" according to ISO 6987.
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