Titanium alloys are known for their poor thermal conductivity. During dry machining of titanium alloy, significant heat is generated, which has detrimental effect on the quality of machined components and longevity of cutting tools. Therefore, metalworking fluids (MWFs) are employed during machining. Vegetable oils are currently recognised as a viable environmentally friendly alternative to petroleum based MWFs owing to their biodegradability, renewability, low toxicity, and efficient lubricating qualities. However, they are also known for poor oxidation stability and inadequate performance at low temperatures. Halogen-free ionic liquids (HF-IL) are evolves as potential additive to MWFs due to its distinct properties such as high thermal stability and oxidation stability. This work compares the effect of varying concentration of phosphonium based HF-IL in canola oil on its thermos-physical properties such as wettability and thermal conductivity. It was found that the addition of HF-IL in canola oil improves the MWFs spreadability by 4045 % by compared to pure canola oil. Further, machining experiments were conducted under three different environments; dry, canola oil and phosphonium based HF-IL blended with canola oil at varying feeds. Machining responses such as cutting temperature, tool flank and rake wear, machined surface roughness and chip morphology were analysed. The findings demonstrated that the use of HF-IL as additives led to drop in cutting temperature by 6893 % and reduction in surface roughness by 2461 % at different feeds compared to dry machining. Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy examinations elucidated the wear mechanism on tools under different machining environments. HF-IL environment showed the lowest tool flank and rake wear. These data corroborate the effectiveness of HF-IL as MWFs additive to improve tool life and surface finish.