Surface quality improvement in CNC end milling of aluminum alloy using nanolubrication system

Mohd Sayuti Ab Karim*, Ahmed Aly Diaa Mohammed Sarhan, Mohd Hamdi Abd Shukor

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Abstract

Aerospace applications and energy saving strategies in general raised the interest and study in the field of lightweight materials, especially on aluminum alloys. Aluminum Al2017-T4 and Al6061-T6 alloy which are used in this research work have low specific weight and high strength.The (CNC) milling machine facilities provides a wide variety of parameters setup, making the machining process of the aluminum alloy excellent in manufacturing complicated special products. However, the demand for high quality focuses attention especially on the roughness of the machined surface. The key solution for this issue is by introducing the nanolubrication system since it could produce much less friction in the tool-chip interface. In this research work, the Al2017-T4 and Al6061-T6 is machined by using the carbon onion nanoparticle and SiO 2 nanoparticles, respecticely when it mixed with ordinary mineral oil at various concentrations as a nanolubrication system. The reduction of surface roughness could be obtained when carbon onion and SiO 2 nanolubricant are used compared with the case of using ordinary lubricant due to the tribological properties of the carbon onion and SiO 2 nanolubricant to reduce the coefficient of friction in the tool-chip interface.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies - Special Volume of the World Congress on Engineering 2012
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages669-683
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9789400761896
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume229 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the University of Malaya, Malaysia and Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan for providing the necessary facilities and resources for this research. This study was partially funded by HIR Grant no. HIR-MOHE-D000001-16001. The authors gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia for the financial support.

Keywords

  • Al2017-T4 alloy
  • Al6061-T6 alloy
  • Carbon onion nanolubrication
  • End milling
  • Morphological surface
  • Surface quality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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