Mono Ethylene Glycol based Cryogenic Lubricants for Cutting Processes (T02*)

• Subject Area: Metal-Cutting and Abrasive Manufacturing Engineering ; Energy Process Engineering
• Term: from 2015 to 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 172116086

Aim of this transfer project is to investigate the possibilities to enhance the productivity of cutting processes by applying Mono Ethylene Glycol (MEG) based cutting fluids at cryogenic temperatures. They combine the advantages of conventional cutting liquids (possibility of additivation, lubricating effect, good heat transfer, bulk cooling, possibility of closed loop operation) and already known cryogenic cutting fluids (low temperatures, high cooling effect). This innovative cutting fluid will be studied by turning conventional and high performance materials as an example. Special attention is given to the quality of the produced component surfaces.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres (Transfer Project)
• Subproject of: SFB 926: Microscale Morphology of Component Surfaces (MICOS)
• Major Instrumentation: Hochleistungskryostat
• Instrumentation Group: 8550 Spezielle Kryostaten (für tiefste Temperaturen)
• Applicant Institution: Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
• Business and Industry: BorgWarner Turbo Business Engineering GmbH; Petrofer Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH & Co. KG
• Project Heads: Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans Hasse; Privatdozent Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Kirsch