Tribological and machining characteristics of milling SiCp/Al MMC composites under sustainable cooling conditions

Rashid Ali Laghari; Ning He; Muhammad Jamil; Munish Kumar Gupta

doi:10.1007/s00170-023-12083-9

Tribological and machining characteristics of milling SiCp/Al MMC composites under sustainable cooling conditions

Rashid Ali Laghari
, Ning He^*
, Muhammad Jamil^*
, Munish Kumar Gupta

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

SiC particle-based aluminum matrix (SiCp/Al 20%) is characterized by poor surface quality, high cutting forces, and accelerated tool wear during machining. Environmentally friendly cooling/lubrication (CO₂ snow, MQL) can advance the machinability of such composites even at high material removal rates. In this experimental study, milling of SiCp/Al was performed by implementing MQL and CO₂ at different cutting speeds and feed per tooth and compared the effect of these lubri-cooling against dry cutting. The experimental results showed the minimum cutting forces, surface roughness, and tool life under MQL followed by CO₂ and dry cutting. The microscopic analysis depicted adhesion and abrasion as prevalent wear mechanisms. The EDS analysis (line, point, mapping) revealed relatively less adhesion of aluminum (Al) and silicon (Si) chemical elements under cryogenic compared to dry cutting on tool major cutting edge. Besides, the chip analysis under MQL machining showed discontinuous and serrated-type chips.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2613-2630
Number of pages	18
Journal	International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Volume	128
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12083-9
State	Published - Sep 2023
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Cryogenic
MQL
Surface roughness
Tool wear
Tribology

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Control and Systems Engineering
Software
Mechanical Engineering
Computer Science Applications
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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