Use of castor oil as cutting fluid in machining of hardened stainless steel with minimum quantity of lubricant

• Main Authors: Elmunafi, Mohamed Handawi Saad, Kurniawan, D., Noordin, M. Y.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/59540/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2015.03.00
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Use of cutting fluids in machining processes can reduce the cutting temperature and provides lubrication to tool and workpiece. These translate to longer tool life and improved surface quality. Due to the issues of using fluids in machining related to environment, health, and manufacturing cost that...