Effect of different cryogenic lubrication methods on machinability of Ti6Al4V
Gabriel DE PAIVA SILVA, Yessine AYED, Bruno LAVISSE, Guénaël GERMAIN
Abstract. In machining industry, there is a growing interest in cryogenic cooling techniques, because of their environmental benefits, including reduced toxicity, safer operation, and lower environmental impact compared to conventional cutting fluids. The titanium alloy Ti6Al4V, which is commonly used in aerospace, automotive and biomedical industries, presents low machinability and often requires abundant use of cutting fluids to inhibit tool wear. This study investigates the machinability of Ti6Al4V, comparing conventional lubrication (water-oil emulsion) with two cryogenic fluids: liquid nitrogen (LN2) and liquid carbon dioxide (LCO2). Longitudinal turning tests were conducted and tool life, wear mechanisms, and cutting forces were evaluated for each lubrication condition. The tool life provided by emulsion, LN2 and Vc were 8.2 min, 17.7 min and 9.9 min, respectively. Adhesion was identified as the predominant wear mechanism across all conditions. Overall, the results suggest that the cryogenic coolants can effectively increase tool life and reduce cutting forces in comparison with conventional lubrication, however, further optimizations of the delivery system of the cryogenic coolants are still necessary.
Keywords
Ti6Al4V, Cryogenic Machining, Tool Wear, Cutting Forces
Published online 5/7/2025, 9 pages
Copyright © 2025 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Gabriel DE PAIVA SILVA, Yessine AYED, Bruno LAVISSE, Guénaël GERMAIN, Effect of different cryogenic lubrication methods on machinability of Ti6Al4V, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 54, pp 1817-1825, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903599-195
The article was published as article 195 of the book Material Forming
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