Graphene quantum dots lubricant for precipitate-hardened steel machining: a data-driven approach for cleaner manufacturing
摘要
The failures due to wear and friction lead to a huge loss of energy across the globe, and there is an increasing need for sustainable machining. This investigation focuses on the machinability of 15 − 5 precipitation-hardening (PH) stainless steel (SS), a high-strength, corrosion-resistant alloy used in aerospace and petrochemical industries. First, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) were synthesized and characterized using FTIR, UV-Vis, and Raman spectroscopy. In the second stage, turning trials were performed on 15 − 5 PH SS under three different cutting environments (dry, cryogenic, and GQD-based minimum quantity lubrication (GQD-MQL)) to investigate the effect of machining conditions on surface roughness (Ra), cutting temperature (Tc), flank wear (Vb), and chip morphology. GQD-MQL significantly reduces friction and thermal load at the cutting area by offering superior tribological performance. The lowest Vb values are obtained when the GQD-MQL condition is employed, which enhances the surface quality of the machined face. In the third stage, machine learning (ML) models-multi-layer perceptron (MLP), K-nearest neighbor (K-NN), and random forest (RF) were applied for predicting and classifying key machining responses. Finally, in the fourth stage, a decision matrix was employed to rank each criterion across the three environments to select the most sustainable machining process.