Evaluation of Plunge Cylindrical Grinding of AISI 4340 steel under the application of the Minimum Quantity Lubrication coolant technique assisted with wheel cleaning system

The search of finding best vegetable oil based nanofluid from a set of three nanoparticle enriched cutting fluids for machining is core objective of the work. Extensive research has been done to replace conventional cutting fluids by nanofluids, but abundant analysis for vegetable oil based nanofluids is accomplished in this work which was not seen earlier. Also, the study investigated the cutting performance and comparative assessment towards machinability improvement during hard turning of high-strength-low-alloy (HSLA) AISI 4340 steel using four different compositions of nanofluids by minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) technique. Cutting are investigated and analyzed through this article during hard turning using minimum quantity lubrication (MQL). Cutting force, tool wear (flank and crater), surface integrity (surface roughness, residual stress, microhardness, and surface morphology), and chip morphology are considered as technological performance characteristics to evaluate the machinability of hardened AISI 4340 steel. Additionally, the effect of various fluid properties like thermal conductivity, viscosity, surface tension and contact angle were examined for all nanofluids. Three set of nanofluid samples were prepared using Al2O3, CuO and Fe2O3 with rice bran oil and their various properties are analysed at 0.1% concentration. On comparison among these three nanofluids used, CuO nanofluid exhibited superior behavior followed by Fe2O3 nanofluids while Al2O3 nanofluid was last in the row.

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Analysis of Surface Roughness during Machining of Hardened AISI 4340 Steel using Minimum Quantity lubrication

Materials Today Proceedings ◽

10.1016/j.matpr.2017.02.255 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 3627-3635 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

Dilbag Singh ◽

Nirmal S. Kalsi

Keyword(s):

Surface Roughness ◽

Minimum Quantity Lubrication ◽

Aisi 4340 Steel ◽

Minimum Quantity ◽

4340 Steel ◽

Aisi 4340

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Effect of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) on tool wear and surface roughness in turning AISI-4340 steel

Journal of Materials Processing Technology ◽

10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2005.09.022 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 172 (2) ◽

pp. 299-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 257

Author(s):

N.R. Dhar ◽

M. Kamruzzaman ◽

Mahiuddin Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Surface Roughness ◽

Tool Wear ◽

Minimum Quantity Lubrication ◽

Aisi 4340 Steel ◽

Minimum Quantity ◽

4340 Steel ◽

Aisi 4340

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Producing Optimum Quality Grinding Spindle using Hardened AISI 4340 Steel through a Cylindrical Grinding Process

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.b6437.129219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 447-454

Keyword(s):

Surface Roughness ◽

Grinding Process ◽

Rough Machining ◽

Aisi 4340 Steel ◽

Cylindrical Grinding ◽

4340 Steel ◽

Grinding Machine ◽

Experimental Runs ◽

The Ideal ◽

Aisi 4340

The intent of this study is to produce optimum quality grinding spindle using hardened AISI 4340 steel through the cylindrical grinding process. Primarily the AISI 4340 steel specimens are cut according to the product specification and subjected to rough machining. Then the steel specimens are subjected to a heat-treatment process to enhance the mechanical property hardness so that the specimen becomes wear-resistant. The experimental runs are planned depending on Taguchi’s L27(37) array and conducted in a cylindrical grinding machine (Toyoda G32 cylindrical grinding machine). The surface roughness of the machined specimens is measured using a calibrated surface roughness tester. A prediction model is created through regression analysis for the outcome. The significance of the selected grinding factors and their levels on surface roughness is found by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and F-test and finally. An affirmation test is directed to produce the ideal components.

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