Assessment of Cutting Forces in Machining with Novel Neem Oil-Based Cutting Fluid

Abstract

Current manufacturing industries use a high amount of cutting fluids in order to increase the machining rates and achieve higher productivity. A huge amount of cutting fluid is used in the manufacturing processes involving metal removal processes. But the negative impacts also increase with the increased amount the utilization of cutting fluids. Occupational diseases also increase when workers work in close contact with the cutting fluid. The workers are the worst affected because they are prone to inhale the mist generated. A new cutting fluid was developed from vegetable oils and was tested for emulsion stability. After that, the performance was compared with two different conventional fluids at a varying flow rate of cutting fluid.