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Evaluating the effect of the compressed air wheel cleaning in grinding the AISI 4340 steel with CBN and MQL with water

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Author(s):
Bianchi, Eduardo Carlos [1] ; Sato, Bruno Kenta [1] ; Sales, Alan Rodrigo [1] ; Lopes, Jose Claudio [1] ; de Mello, Hamilton Jose [1] ; de Angelo Sanchez, Luiz Eduardo [1] ; Diniz, Anselmo Eduardo [2] ; Aguiar, Paulo Roberto [1]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Sao Paulo State Univ Julio de Mesquita Filho, Dept Mech Engn, Bauru Campus, Bauru, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Mech Engn, Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY; v. 95, n. 5-8, p. 2855-2864, MAR 2018.
Web of Science Citations: 10
Abstract

The application of minimum quantity of lubricant (MQL) in grinding process is a challenging task. Once the MQL is considered an environmentally friendly technique, its implementation in grinding process is interesting to achieve cleaner production. On the other hand, its use brings some problems to the process, such as intensification of grinding wheel clogging phenomenon and increase of cutting temperatures, which impairs on the attainment of a good surface quality, together with dimensional and geometrical accuracy. Looking for improving the MQL efficiency in grinding process, two eco-friendly techniques were found: the addition of water in the MQL and the wheel cleaning system with compressed air. The present research seeks to evaluate the improvement of MQL application in grinding using the combination of these techniques. Both techniques MQL + water and wheel cleaning system are innovative, since there are almost no articles in literature citing its use. The experiments were performed in an external cylindrical plunge grinding using a vitrified cubic boron nitrite (CBN) grinding wheel. The workpiece material was a quenched and tempered AISI 4340 steel. The cooling methods employed in the process were a conventional method (flood coolant), MQL + water (1:1, 1:3, 1:5 part of oil per parts of water), MQL + water + cleaning system (1:1, 1:3, 1:5 part of oil per parts of water), and MQL with and without cleaning system. Results were analyzed based on some workpiece parameters (roughness, roundness deviation, and microstructure) and on diametrical wheel wear and grinding power. The addition of water allied to cleaning system with compressed air provided the best results among those using the MQL technique, with results comparable to the conventional cooling method. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/09868-9 - Influence of MQL lubrication and cooling, dilution with water in cutting fluid, grinding AISI 4340 steel cylinder with CBN grinding wheel
Grantee:Bruno Kenta Sato
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation