Tribological behavior of the boric acid and titanium dioxide based nanofluid in machining of EN24 steel

Authors

• Ravi Kant Avvari Sasi Institute of Technology & Engineering
• Shreenivasa Rao Penta College of Engineering, Andhra University (A), Visakhapatnam, India
• PVJ Mohan Rao College of Engineering, Andhra University (A), Visakhapatnam, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30678/fjt.85312

Keywords:

Turning; EN24 steel; Solid lubricants; Nanofluid; Minimum quantity lubrication

Abstract

Turning operation is a widely recognized metal removal process in the industry. If the machining were not run efficiently, it may affect the performance of the tool and the work piece by generating higher cutting forces and the temperature as in hard steel. To minimize these effects, lubrication has to be effective in reducing these forces and lowering the tool temperature. In the present study, machining experiments were conducted on EN24 steel with the application of nano sized boric acid (50 nm) as the solid lubricant that is mixed with titanium dioxide (100 µm) in SAE 40 oil. Turning tests are conducted using tungsten carbide tool inserts under dry, wet and MQL conditions to measure and compare the cutting forces, tool temperatures and roughness of the work piece. Results indicate that boric acid enables significant reduction in the cutting forces which in combination with the titanium dioxide helps to improve the heat dissipation; an advantage that makes such lubricants an effective cutting fluid. H₃BO₃ and TiO₂ based nanofluid resulted in reducing the surface roughness of up to 2.7 µm that is a re-duction by ~15%.