Special issue: Near dry – minimum quantity of lubricant (MQL) machining

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials 7(1/2) 2010

• Metal cutting theory foundations of near-dry (MQL) machining
• Effects of minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) by vegetable oil-based cutting fluid on machinability of AISI 9310 steel
• Strategy for optimising cutting parameters in the dry turning of 6061-T6 aluminium alloy based on design of experiments and the generalised pattern search algorithm
• Evaluation of sustainability of mould steels based on machinability data
• A characterisation of mist generated from minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) compared to wet machining
• Experimental investigations into near-dry milling EDM of Stellite alloys
• A study on optimisation of cutting parameters and prediction of surface roughness in end milling of aluminium under MQL machining
• Design optimisation of flank wear and surface roughness for CBN-TiN tools during dry hard turning of hot work die steel