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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | IAENG Transactions on Engineering Technologies - Special Volume of the World Congress on Engineering 2012 |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 669-683 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789400761896 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering |
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Volume | 229 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