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Study on the effect of semisolid lubricants on tribological properties of hardened steel during boring process

Lawrance G. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India)
P. Sam Paul (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, India)
Varadarajan A.S. (Department of Mechanical Engineering, MES College of Engineering, kuttippuram, India)

World Journal of Engineering

ISSN: 1708-5284

Article publication date: 14 December 2020

Issue publication date: 28 May 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

In the internal turning process, tool life and work piece quality are greatly influenced by the generation of heat in the cutting zone. During machining, cutting fluids are applied at the cutting zones to reduce heat generation and enhance tribological properties. However, in the boring process, cutting fluids cannot be applied at cutting zone properly, and wastage of cutting fluid is a threat to the ecology and personnel health. Hence, application of semisolid lubricant in the boring process is considered as an innovative technique for temperature reduction in cutting zone because of its eco-friendly system, which also has a higher ability of biodegradability. This paper aims to study the influence of semisolid lubricants comprising of grease,graphite, aluminium oxide in different composition applied at a tool–chip,tool–work interface using a semisolid lubricant applicator applied with varying pressure.

Design/methodology/approach

In the present study, the cutting performance during boring of AISI4340 steel is enhanced through the application of semisolid lubricant with different composition of grease, graphite and aluminium oxide applied at tool-work and tool-chip interface with varying pressure using semisolid lubricant applicator.

Findings

The results show that use of semisolid lubricant like grease, graphite and nano aluminium oxide at tool-chip interface with maximum pressure reduces cutting temperature, tool vibration, cutting force and surface roughness.

Originality/value

Reduce cutting temperature, tool vibration, cutting force and surface roughness.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the Center for Research in Design and Manufacturing Engineering (CRDM) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences for facilitating this research work. The authors would like to thank Mr Jones Robin for helping us in experimental work.

Citation

G., L., Paul, P.S. and A.S., V. (2021), "Study on the effect of semisolid lubricants on tribological properties of hardened steel during boring process", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 407-415. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJE-07-2020-0247

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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