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Analysis of EN24 steel in turning process with copper nanofluids under minimum quantity lubrication

  • M. Naresh BabuEmail author
  • V. Anandan
  • N. Muthukrishnan
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Abstract

Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) is a method which consumes lubricant at a minimum level. In this research work, the usage of copper nanofluids with MQL in turning on EN24 steel is presented. The experiments were performed based on L18 orthogonal arrays by varying the cutting speed, feed rate and environment such as oil with flood lubrication (Oil + FL), oil with minimum quantity lubrication (Oil + MQL) and nanofluids with minimum quantity lubrication. To evaluate the effect of process parameters, the responses, namely, surface roughness and tool wear, were examined. In this study, complex proportional assessment method is used to determine the optimal combination in reducing the surface roughness and tool wear. The results showed that suggested method is appropriate in deciding the best cutting conditions and that nanofluid is the most significant parameter on reducing the surface roughness and tool wear. Further, scanning electron microscope was used to examine the tool wear and chip morphology. Atomic force microscope was also used to observe the three-dimensional view of the machined surface.

Keywords

Minimum quantity lubrication COPRAS Nanofluids Tool wear 

Abbreviations

MQL

Minimum quantity lubrication

FL

Flood lubrication

COPRAS

Complex proportional assessment

AFM

Atomic force microscope

SEM

Scanning electron microscope

AISI

American iron and steel institute

BUE

Built up edges

Al2O3

Aluminium oxide

MoS2

Molybdenum disulphide

SiO2

Silicon dioxide

CuO

Copper oxide

TiO2

Titanium dioxide

Ra

Average surface roughness

VB

Average flank wear

µm

Microns

W/mK

Watt per metre kelvin

CNC

Computer numerical control

ANOVA

Analysis of variance

Vc

Cutting speed

Nm

Nanometer

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Compliance with ethical standards

Conflict of interest

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringSaveetha Engineering CollegeChennaiIndia
  2. 2.Department of MathematicsSaveetha Engineering CollegeChennaiIndia
  3. 3.Department of Mechanical EngineeringSri Venkateswara College of EngineeringSriperumbudurIndia

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