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Use of Non-ionic Surfactant (Tween 20 and Tween 80) Aided Vegetable-Oil-Based Cutting Fluid (VBCF) in Turning EN8 Steel

M. Ganchi, Dilip Shrimali, Shankar Lal Suthar, Dinesh Dangi

Abstract


In the present work, the non-ionic surfactants (tween 20 and tween 80) have been recognized to formulate vegetable-oil-based cutting fluid (VBCF) palm oil for the emulsion as non-conventional lubricant. In the present work, we use the application of non-ionic surfactants (tween 20 and tween 8 0). By adding non-ionic surfactant, the performance of VBCF can be enhanced. In this present work, different machining parameters were taken and their effect on surface roughness has been analyzed on non-ionic surfactant (tween 20 and tween 80)-aided VBCF palm oil as non-conventional lubricant. Cutting parameter taken was spindle speed feed rate, while the depth of the cut was kept constant. EN8 steel was the workpiece material for the study. Further, the analysis and optimization of surface roughness were also done using Taguchi method to find the contribution of different cutting parameters on surface roughness. Surface finish is an important indicator of quality in manufacturing industries and thus it is regarded as one of the most important parameters to be considered. The results show that all the input process parameters affect the surface roughness of EN8 steel specimen, but the feed rate affects the most.

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