Influence of the Viscosity of Nanofluids on Surface Roughness in End Milling of Nickel Alloys with Minimum Quantity Lubrication

Hiru P. Hirudayanathan; Sujan Debnath; Mahmood Anwar; Mahzan Bin Johar; Naveen Elumalai; Iqbal Mohammed

doi:10.1051/matecconf/202337701007

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Influence of the Viscosity of Nanofluids on Surface Roughness in End Milling of Nickel Alloys with Minimum Quantity Lubrication

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Influence of the Viscosity of Nanofluids on Surface Roughness in End Milling of Nickel Alloys with Minimum Quantity Lubrication

Hiru P. Hirudayanathan, Sujan Debnath, Mahmood Anwar, Mahzan Bin Johar, Naveen Elumalai and Iqbal Mohammed

MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol.377, pp.1-11

Curtin Global Campus Higher Degree by Research Colloquium, 2022 (Miri Sarawak, Malaysia, 12-Dec-2022–13-Dec-2022)

EDP Sciences

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202337701007

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Abstract

Aluminum oxide

Cooling

Copper

Dry machining

End milling

Lubrication

Nanofluids

Nanoparticles

Nickel alloys

Nickel base alloys

Palm oil

Superalloys

Surface roughness

Titanium alloys

Titanium base alloys

Vegetable oils

Viscosity

Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) using vegetable oils is considered a sustainable lubrication method, particularly for machining difficult-to-machine materials like nickel and titanium alloys. Although a significant influence of nanofluid viscosity on lubrication has been observed in MQL machining, as evidenced by limited literature, the influence of viscosity on MQL machining of difficult-to-machine materials like nickel alloys is yet to be established. This research aimed to study the influence of viscosity on the MQL end milling machining performance of Inconel 718 alloy. Three representative nanofluids were prepared using metallic (Cu), ceramic (Al2O3), and non-metallic (CNT) nanoparticles and palm oil. It was found that the CNT had a significant influence on viscosity at the same concentration, resulting in the highest viscosity of 433.2cP at 30oC. When the machining performance was investigated under different lubricating conditions (dry machining, flood cooling, and MQL), the viscosity of the nanofluids was observed to have a substantial influence on the machining performance. The CNT nanofluid with the highest viscosity penetrated the machining zone producing the lowest surface roughness with improved lubrication by 65.4% and 30.18% when compared with dry machining and flood cooling, respectively. The surface topography study confirmed the superior lubrication performance of CNT nanofluid. Overall, MQL milling with 0.5wt% nanoparticle concentration demonstrated effective machining performance when compared with dry machining and flood cooling.

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Title: Influence of the Viscosity of Nanofluids on Surface Roughness in End Milling of Nickel Alloys with Minimum Quantity Lubrication
Authors: Hiru P. Hirudayanathan (Corresponding Author) - Curtin University Sarawak
Sujan Debnath - Curtin University Sarawak
Mahmood Anwar - Glasgow Caledonian University
Mahzan Bin Johar - University of Kuala Lumpur
Naveen Elumalai - Charles Darwin University
Iqbal Mohammed - SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Publication details: MATEC Web of Conferences, Vol.377, pp.1-11
Conference details: Curtin Global Campus Higher Degree by Research Colloquium, 2022 (Miri Sarawak, Malaysia, 12-Dec-2022–13-Dec-2022)
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Date published: 2023
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/202337701007
ISSN: 2261-236X
Organisation Unit: School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991216649302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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