DETERMINING THE TOOL LIFE OF A CEMENTED CARBIDE DRILL USING OPTIMIZED PROCESS, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND DRILL DESIGN PARAMETERS IN DEEP HOLE DRILLING USING ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY MACHINING METHOD

摘要

Near dry machining or Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) methodology appears to be a valid solution to meet environmental challenges of metal removal processes. However, in order to implement environmentally friendly machining into high production manufacturing environments, it is imperative to invent a robust solution for a wide variety of machined features. In previous work by the authors, capabilities of the MQL process, calibrated for machining extremely deep holes with length to diameter (L/D) ratio of up to 15, were proven. An optimal machining solution was developed using the Box and Behnken experimental design approach, and it was demonstrated that cemented carbide drills with proper cutting geometry and MQL settings can be used for deep hole drilling of aluminum.