MICROMILLING IN MINIMUM QUANTITY LUBRICATION Academic Article

abstract

• This study investigates micromilling of 316L stainless steel under minimum quantity lubrication. A laser-based technique was developed to measure spindle runout and assist tool setting for fragile micro cutting tools. Thresholds were established to help select cutting parameters and avoid catastrophic tool failure. Computational fluid dynamics was used to simulate flow of lubricant microdroplets around a rotating tool. When properly applied to wet the tool and workpiece, minimum quality lubrication reduces the build up edge on a cutting tool and increases the tool life up to 100 times compared to dry micromilling of 316L and stainless steel. 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

authors

• Hung, Nguyen

published proceedings

• MACHINING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• Machining Science and Technology

author list (cited authors)

• Kajaria, S., Chittipolu, S., Adera, S., & Wayne, N. H.

citation count

• 21

complete list of authors

• Kajaria, Saurabh||Chittipolu, Sujeev||Adera, Solomon||Wayne, Nguyen Hung

publication date

• December 2012

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Machining Science and Technology: an international journal  Journal

keywords

• Cutting Fluid
• Micromanufacturing
• Micromilling
• Minimum Quantity Lubrication
• Stainless Steel
• Tool Life

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/10910344.2012.730848

start page

• 524

end page

• 546

volume

• 16

issue

• 4

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F10910344.2012.730848