Verification of Some Vegetable Oils as Cutting Fluid for Aluminium

Vegetable oils (palm oil, groundnut oil, shear butter oil and cotton seed oil) have been used as lubricants in the turning operation of aluminum under varying spindle speeds, feed rates and depths of cut and the results compared with kerosene (due to the gummy nature of aluminium metal). The paramet...

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Main Authors: A. I. Obi, A. A. Alabi, R.B. O. Suleiman, F. O. Anafi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Engineering and Technology 2013-06-01
Series:Nigerian Journal of Technological Development
Online Access:http://njtd.com.ng/index.php/njtd/article/view/56