Reliable tool life measurements in turning - An application to cutting fluid efficiency evaluation

Dragos A. Axinte, Walter Belluco, Leonardo De Chiffre

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Abstract

The paper proposes a method to obtain reliable measurements of tool life in turning, discussing some aspects related to experimental procedure and measurement accuracy. The method (i) allows an experimental determination of the extended Taylor's equation, with a limited set of experiments and (ii) provides a basis for the quantification of tool life measurement uncertainty. The procedure was applied to cutting fluid efficiency evaluation. Six cutting oils, five of which formulated from vegetable basestock, were evaluated in turning. Experiments were run in a range of cutting parameters, according to a 23-1 factorial design, machining AISI 316L stainless steel with coated carbide tools. Tool life measurements were associated to an estimation of their uncertainty, and it was found that by taking three repetitions the uncertainty calculated with a coverage factor of two was on average three times bigger than the experimental standard deviation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1003-1014
Number of pages12
JournalInternational Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
Volume41
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cutting fluid efficiency
  • Measurement uncertainty
  • Tool life
  • Turning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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