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Investigations on Surface Milling of Hardened AISI 4140 Steel with Pulse Jet MQL Applicator

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In this article, an experimental investigation was performed in milling hardened AISI 4140 steel of hardness 40 HRC. The machining was performed in both dry and minimal quantity lubricant (MQL) conditions, as part of neat machining, to make a strong comparison of the undertaken machining environments. The MQL was impinged int the form of pulse jet, by using the specially developed pulse-jet-attachment, to ensure that the cutting fluid can be applied in different timed pulses and quantities at critical zones. The tool wear, cutting force and surface roughness were taken as the quality responses while cutting speed, table feed rate and flow rate of the pulse were considered as influential factors. The depth of cut was kept constant at 1.50 mm because of its less significant effects and the straight oil was adopted as cutting fluid in pulse-jet-MQL. The effects of different factors, on the quality responses, are analyzed using ANOVA. It is observed that MQL applicator system exhibits overall better performance when compared to dry milling by reducing surface roughness, cutting force and prolonging tool life but a flow rate of 150 ml/h has tremendous effects on the responses. This investigation and afterward results are expected to aid the industrial practitioner and researcher to adopt the pulse-MQL in high speed milling to prolong tool life, reduce tool wear, diminish cutting force generation and promote better surface finish.

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  1. Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, 141-142, Love Road, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka, 1208, Bangladesh

    Mahmood Al Bashir & Mozammel Mia

  2. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Palashi, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh

    Nikhil Ranjan Dhar

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Bashir, M.A., Mia, M. & Dhar, N.R. Investigations on Surface Milling of Hardened AISI 4140 Steel with Pulse Jet MQL Applicator. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. C 99, 301–314 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40032-016-0277-2

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