Cooling techniques to improve the machinability and sustainability of light-weight alloys: A state-of-the-art review. (February 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sarikaya, Murat; Gupta, Munish Kumar; Tomaz, Italo; Danish, Mohd.; Mia, Mozammel; Rubaiee, Saeed; Jamil, Mohd; Pimenov, Danil Yu; Khanna, Navneet
• Is Part Of: Journal of manufacturing processes. Volume 62(2021)
• Page Start: 179
• Page End: 201
• Publication Date: 2021-02
• Subjects: Light-weight alloys -- MQL advances -- Cryogenic cooling -- Economic sustainability -- Environmental sustainability; Production management -- Data processing -- Periodicals; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; Procestechnologie; Productietechniek; Production -- Gestion -- Informatique -- Périodiques; Fabrication -- Périodiques; Manufacturing processes; Production management -- Data processing; Periodicals; 670.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.12.013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1526-6125

Abstract

Abstract: A well-acknowledged role of cutting fluids in any cutting operation has made them inevitable to utilize regarding the provision of adequate cooling and lubrication. Mineral-based cutting fluids are common practice in the industry; however, they are not suitable for our ecology and health. Therefore, there is a need to implement sustainable cooling/lubrication system that helps the environment and improves the machinability of light weight alloys. This review is presenting the machining and sustainability characteristics of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL), nanofluids-MQL, Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube MQL (RHVT + MQL), cryogenic-MQL as alternative to flood cooling applications in the cutting of light-weight materials. It can be stated that MQL advancements can offer clear guidelines to implement hybrid cooling techniques to improve heat transfer, lubrication, and sustainable implementations.