Machining of Cf/SiC composite with indigenously developed nano green cutting fluid: Machined surface fibre morphology

The Carbon fibre reinforced Silicon Carbide (Cf/Sic) composites are widely used in different industries such as automotive, aerospace, etc. The Cf/SiC is indigenous developed and detail of the fabrication procedure is presented. The nano fluid, namely Graphene Oxide Organo Boron (GOOB) is developed indigenously for using as the cutting fluid. This nano fluid is mixed in green cutting fluid (GCF) in different proportions and the concentration is optimized. The nano fluid is characterized by advanced techniques for the confirmation. To reduce the surface roughness on the fabricated Cf/SiC, end milling operation is carried out with different machining environments such as dry, flood cooling with cutting fluid and nano fluid and minimum quantity cutting fluid with nano fluid. The machining operations are carried out by varying different input parameters, namely, cutting speed, feed rate, and depth of cut. The results indicated that the minimum surface roughness of 1.845 μm is obtained when 0.5 % GOOB with GCF is used. This work would benefit the researchers exploring the preparation and interaction mechanism of the indigenously developed nano green cutting fluid for machining Cf/SiC-based ceramic matrix composites.