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With increasing environmental concerns, the substitution of mineral oil-based cutting fluid has become an urgent issue. Using vegetable soybean oil as base fluid, nanofluid cutting fluids (NFCFs) were prepared by adding different weight concentrations of nanographite particles (NGPs), and their penetration and lubrication performances were studied. A novel simulated tool-chip slit with micrometer-sized geometry was manufactured to evaluate and quantify the penetration rate of the NFCFs by image analysis approach. Moreover, a large number of comparative experiments on the closed-type broaching machine were carried out to compare the performance of the proposed NFCFs and a commercial cutting fluid in terms of cutting force, workpiece surface roughness, and metal chip. It is found that there is an optimal NGP concentration in NFCF for practical cutting applications. When the concentration of NGP is 0.4 wt%, the broaching process lubrication exhibits an ideal mixed lubricate state, resulting in minimal friction resistance, and thus, both the cutting force and chip curling angle reach their corresponding best values. Moreover, the proposed NGP-based vegetable-oil cutting fluid exhibits excellent environment-friendliness and low-cost consumption in the minimal quantity lubrication (MQL) method; this demonstrates its potential for replacing the traditional broaching cutting fluid.
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This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51775153 and 51975171).
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Ming XU. He received his Ph.D. degree in mechatronics from Zhejiang University, China, 2009. He joined the School of Mechanical Engineering at Hangzhou Dianzi University in 2009. His current position is as an associate professor. His research areas cover the soft robotics and mechatronics.
Xin YU. He received his bachelor degree in mechanical engineering in 2016 from Shanghai University, China. He obtained his M.S. degree in mechanical engineering at Hangzhou Dianzi University, China, 2020. His research interest is green cutting fluid.
Jing NI. He is a professor and dean of the Mechanical Engineering School at Hangzhou Dianzi University. He attained his Ph.D. and master degrees from Zhejiang University. His research interests are green cutting fluid, high hardness surface, and functional microstructure.
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Xu, M., Yu, X. & Ni, J. Penetration and lubrication evaluation of vegetable oil with nanographite particles for broaching process. Friction 9, 1406–1419 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-020-0421-0
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