Effect of Biodegradable metal cutting fluids in machining applications - A Review

Abstract

The vegetable based metal cutting fluids are widely used in machining applications because of its effectiveness in reducing the cutting temperature, cutting force as well in getting better the tool life and surface integrity. Both the cultivation and production of edible and non- edible oils are comparatively uncomplicated and viable. The sustainability and biodegradability are the two major attributes which expands the usage of edible and non-edible oils in the present scenario while comparing with various technical aspects and feasibilities from the different research work so far reported. This review article is mainly exploring the advantages and usage of vegetable based cutting fluids for various machining applications for yielding better machinability criterion.