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Lubrication-enhanced mechanisms of titanium alloy grinding using lecithin biolubricant

  • Dongzhou Jia
  • , Yanbin Zhang
  • , Changhe Li
  • , Min Yang
  • , Teng Gao
  • , Zafar Said
  • , Shubham Sharma

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Abstract

As a dielectric, biolubricant (vegetable oil) cannot maximize the efficiency of electrostatic atomization minimum quantity lubrication (EMQL). The lecithin-enhanced technology is expected to solve this technical bottleneck. The effects of lecithin on the electrophysiological properties of biolubricant (soybean oil) were investigated. Lecithin can increase the conductivity, viscosity, and charge mass ratio and reduce the surface tension of soybean oil. Comparative experiments show that the maximum average temperature rise of workpiece surface with MQL is 241.6 °C. The value under flooding, EMQL, and L+EMQL is reduced by 28.97%, 42.8%, and 48.92%, respectively, compared with MQL. The influence of lecithin mixing ratio on grinding performance was discussed. The minimum surface roughness value (0.49 µm) is obtained at the mixing ratio of 2:10.

Original languageEnglish
Article number107461
JournalTribology International
Volume169
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biolubricant
  • Grinding
  • Titanium Alloy
  • Tribological Property

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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