Effects of Using Neem Oil as Base in Cutting Fluid for Machining Operations In Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE) - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 2
Abstract
The study investigated the effects of using neem oil as base in cutting fluid for machining operation in Adamawa state polytechnic., The growing demand for biodegradable materials has opened an avenue for using vegetable oils such as neem seed oil, castor oil and water melon seed oil as an alternative to conventional cutting fluids. In this study, some aspects of the turning process on mild steel using HSS cutting tool at variety of spindle speed, feed rate and constant length of cut were observed using neem seed oil, soluble oil and straight oil in comparison. The findings to this study serves as the basis for drawing conclusion that temperature reduction was best obtain using neem oil as base cutting fluid than soluble oil and straight oil whereas minimum surface roughness and best surface quality was obtained using neem seed oil as cutting fluid as compared to straight oil and soluble oil cutting fluid in turning operation of mild steel work piece using HSS cutting tool. The least surface roughness was achieved at spindle speed of 540 rpm using neem seed oil. It was the most effective in reducing surface roughness as spindle speed increased. Neem seed oil had the best surface quality at feed rates lower than 0.2 mm/rev, while the highest surface roughness was observed at feed rate of 1.0 mm/rev and spindle speed of 58 rpm during turning operation.
Authors and Affiliations
Ezekeil Usman Jabba, Engr. Aminu Baba Usman
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