Effects of Different Cutting Fluids on Temperature Reduction on Mild Steel during Machining Operations

J. D. LKama, M. Yusuf, Suleiman Abdulkadir

Abstract


The growing demand for biodegradable materials has opened an avenue for using vegetable oils such as Neem seed oil, castor oil and water melon seed oil as an alternative to conventional cutting fluids. In this study, some aspects of the turning process on mild steel using HSS cutting tool at variety of spindle speed, feed rate and constant length of cut were observed using Neem seed oil, soluble oil and straight oil in comparison. This study therefore, determined the effect of temperature on cutting fluids (Neem oil, soluble oil and straight oil) when used as cutting fluid for teaching machining operations. Two specific objectives guided the study, two corresponding research questions and two null hypotheses were also formulated. The data collected were analyzed using mean and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study revealed that, Neem oil remains the best among the three oils in terms of temperature reduction. There was significant difference in the mean temperature readings of Neem oil, soluble oil, and straight oil as cutting fluid in reducing temperature on mild steel work piece when teaching machining operation (turning) using high speed steel cutting tool. It was therefore recommended that machinists should use Neem oil which is biodegradable and non-toxic when used as cutting fluid for machining, since it is operators’ and environmentally friendly. 


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