Vegetable oil-based cutting fluids and its behavioral characteristics in machining processes: a review
Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
ISSN: 0036-8792
Article publication date: 3 August 2021
Issue publication date: 7 December 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to provide a detailed review of various cutting fluids (CFs).
Design/methodology/approach
Friction and wear are inevitable in machine parts in motion. The industrial sector uses various kinds of lubricants, which include engine oils, CFs, hydraulic fluids, greases, etc. to control friction and wear. The main purpose of using CF is to remove heat produced during machining and to reduce cutting forces, tool wear and energy associated with it. Thus, it increases the productivity and quality of the manufacturing process. But more than 80% of the CFs used in the industries now are mineral oil-based. These mineral oils and additives are highly undesirable because of their toxicity, nonbiodegradability, pollution and ecological problems. Hence, these petroleum-based oils in the lubrication system can be substituted with alternatives such as vegetable-based CF. Several studies are being conducted in the field of eco-friendly CFs. Because of the variance in fatty acid profile and availability, the selection of vegetable oils (VOs) is another problem faced nowadays. The present study is focused on bio-based oils and many eco-friendly additives. Various machining processes and comparisons relating to the same have also been made. The aim is to minimize the use of mineral oil and thereby introduce sustainability in production.
Findings
In this present study, bio-based oils, additives and various characteristic behavior of them in machining are being discussed. The VOs are found to be a potential base oil for industrial CFs.
Originality/value
This paper describes the importance of sustainable CFs.
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Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely acknowledge the ITRS-2020, “International Tribology Research Symposium on Impact of Tribology on Society.” This work has been carried out as part of ITRS 2020 with the paper ID ITRS178. The second author would like to acknowledge AICTE-NDF fellowship.
Conflict of interests. The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest concerning the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.
Citation
Pranav, P., Sneha, E. and Rani, S. (2021), "Vegetable oil-based cutting fluids and its behavioral characteristics in machining processes: a review", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 73 No. 9, pp. 1159-1175. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILT-12-2020-0482
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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