Feasibility of Application of Solid Lubricants in Machining Process: A Review

Abstract

To control the high heat generation and its effects during machining, the liquid lubrication has been used traditionally; but there are more problems associated with the health of person and environmental pollution with the use of cutting fluids. So now it is the demand of time and situation that the use of cutting fluid should be minimize or if possible eliminate its use and find out some other means or alternative instead of cutting fluid can be a topic of research in machining. To overcome the difficulties with the cutting fluids one concept is use of solid lubricants while machining and it will control the process temperature and so as heat generated. Solid lubricant, if employed properly, could control the machining zone temperature effectively by intensive removal of heat from the machining zone.