Comprehensive analysis of cutting temperature, tool wear, surface integrity and tribological properties in sustainable milling of Ti6Al4V alloy: LN2, nanofluid and hybrid machining

Abstract

Despite being expensive and difficult to process, the Ti6Al4V alloy is a vital component for crucial industries. To improve its machinability and accomplish sustainable production, environmentally friendly cooling and lubricating agencies are used. Studies on the machinability of the alloy are still necessary because of its unique features and significance in vital industries like aerospace, defense, and medicine. Therefore, this investigation focuses on tool wear, temperature, and surface integrity for sustainable milling Ti6Al4V under various machining environments, i.e., dry, pure-MQL, LN₂, hBN, CuO-doped nanofluids, and hybrid methods. The produced nanofluids' thermophysical and rheological characteristics were examined in the study's initial phase. Because of the results from the first stage, machining performance indicators were assessed in the subsequent milling experiments. As a result, CuO-doped nanofluids gave improved results in terms of viscosity and pH. The best results obtained in the LN₂ + CuO hybrid cooling lubrication environment in important machinability outcomes such as tool wear and surface integrity were attributed to the rheological properties of CuO-doped nanofluid and its harmonious cooperation with LN₂-cryogenic cooling.