Evaluation of the addition of TiO2 nanoparticles in the MQL system in cylindrical grinding of AISI 4300 steel using CBN grinding wheel

• Grant number: 17/19209-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: December 01, 2017
• End date: November 30, 2018
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Manufacturing Processes
• Principal Investigator: Eduardo Carlos Bianchi
• Grantee: Roberta Silveira Volpato
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FE). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

When it comes to manifacturing processes, the replacement of the application of abundant cutting fluid in the traditional processes for the method of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) has been the most searched for alternative and has shown better results, in both laboratories and industrial production. Also, the recent search for more efficient cutting fluids has brought the nanofluids, which use various nanoparticles to potencialize the performance of the cutting fluid. The use of nanofluids along with the MQL technique has shown to be, with that, more efficient, having the potential of improving even more the lubricant qualities of the fluid keeping the desired quality of the final product e decreasing the generation of residue in the production. With that, this research proposes an analysis of the performance of this combination between MQL and nanofluids and its viability in the industry. (AU)