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COMPARISON OF TOOL WEAR DURING DRILLING OF AN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH A CONVENTIONAL CUTTING FLUID AND A VEGETABLE OIL

COMPARISON OF TOOL WEAR DURING DRILLING OF AN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH A CONVENTIONAL CUTTING FLUID AND A VEGETABLE OIL

DOI

10.5151/5463-5463-17249

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Abstract

In this work, the performance of a mineral and a vegetable-based cutting fluid during drilling operations in an AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel (ASS) is compared. The tests were made on ASS plates using a milling machine and HSS drills until the catastrophic failure of the drills. The wear of cutting edges was monitored periodically by observations in a stereomicroscope (SM). In addition, measurements of noise, temperature and current were taken. The results showed that tools lubricated with vegetable fluid had lower wear level than tools lubricated with mineral based oil. Power consumption remained without changes when the cutting fluid was changed while lubrication with the vegetable fluid reduced the noise level of the operation. These results are promising considering the machining performance and lower environmental impact that can be obtained with a vegetable-based cutting fluid.

 

In this work, the performance of a mineral and a vegetable-based cutting fluid during drilling operations in an AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel (ASS) is compared. The tests were made on ASS plates using a milling machine and HSS drills until the catastrophic failure of the drills. The wear of cutting edges was monitored periodically by observations in a stereomicroscope (SM). In addition, measurements of noise, temperature and current were taken. The results showed that tools lubricated with vegetable fluid had lower wear level than tools lubricated with mineral based oil. Power consumption remained without changes when the cutting fluid was changed while lubrication with the vegetable fluid reduced the noise level of the operation. These results are promising considering the machining performance and lower environmental impact that can be obtained with a vegetable-based cutting fluid.

Keywords

Mineral based oil; Vegetable based oil; Drilling; Austenitic stainless steel (ASS); High speed tool (HSS).

Mineral based oil; Vegetable based oil; Drilling; Austenitic stainless steel (ASS); High speed tool (HSS).

How to refer

Sepúlveda, Marcos; Montes, Rodrigo; Peláez, Carolina; Jaramillo, Natalia; Hernández, Carlos; López, Diana. COMPARISON OF TOOL WEAR DURING DRILLING OF AN AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH A CONVENTIONAL CUTTING FLUID AND A VEGETABLE OIL , p. 310-318. In: First International Brazil Conference on Tribology TriboBr-2010 and 2nd Internacional Tribology Symposium of IFToMM, Rio de Janeiro, 2010.
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