Journal for Research| Volume 01| Issue 11 | January 2016 ISSN: 2395-7549
Determining the Influence of Cutting Fluid on Surface Roughness during Machining of EN24 and EN8 steel by using CNC Milling Machine N. Gopikrishna Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering SR Engineering College
M. Shiva Chander Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering SR Engineering College
M. Srikiran Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Jayamukhi Institute of Technology & Sciences
Abstract Evaluation of the performance of cutting fluid in machining different work materials in order to improve the efficiency of any machining process. The efficiency can be evaluated based on certain process parameters such as flank wear, surface roughness on the work piece, cutting force developed, temperature developed at the tool-chip interface, etc. The main aim of the project is to determine the influence of cutting fluids in metal working. Servo 68 is mainly used for investigation based on surface roughness during milling of EN24 and EN8 steel with carbide tool. Three square pieces of EN 24 material and three round pieces of EN8 material are taken for machining. Different cutting parameters are considered for feed rate, speed and depth of cut. the six pieces are machined with different parameters and surface roughness values are investigated experimentally. Keywords: Cutting Fluid, Machining Parameters, Tool, Work Specimen, Surface Roughness _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
I. INTRODUCTION Metal cutting is one of the most significant manufacturing processes in the area of material removal. Black defined metal cutting as the removal of metal chips from a workpiece in order to obtain a finished product with desired attributes of size, shape, and surface roughness. Milling is the process of cutting away material by feeding a work piece past a rotating multiple tooth cutter. The cutting action of the many teeth around the milling cutter provides a fast method of machining. The machined surface may be flat, angular, or curved. The surface may also be milled to any combination of shapes. The machine for holding the work piece, rotating the cutter, and feeding it is known as the Milling machine.
II. INTRODUCTION TO CUTTING FLUIDS Cutting fluids are used in metal machining for a variety of reasons such as improving tool life, reducing workpiece thermal deformation, improving surface finish and flushing away chips from the cutting zone. Practically all cutting fluids presently in use fall into one of four categories: Straight oils, Soluble oils, Semisynthetic fluids, Synthetic fluids. Straight oils are nonemulsifiable and are used in machining operations in an undiluted form. They are composed of a base mineral or petroleum oil and often contains polar lubricants such as fats, vegetable oils and esters as well as extreme pressure additives such as Chlorine, Sulphur and Phosphorus. Synthetic Fluids contain no petroleum or mineral oil base and instead are formulated from alkaline inorganic and organic compounds along with additives for corrosion inhibition. They are generally used in a diluted form (usual concent ration = 3 to 10%).Synthetic fluids often provide the best cooling performance among all cutting fluids. Cutting fluid application strategies are: Flood application of fluid, jet application of fluid, and mist application of fluid.
III. INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE ROUGHNESS Surface Roughness Surface roughness, often shortened to roughness, is a measure of the texture of a surface. It is quantified by the vertical deviations of a real surface from its ideal form. If these deviations are large, the surface is rough; if they are small the surface is smooth. Roughness is typically considered to be the high frequency, short wavelength component of a measured surface
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