Proposta de estudo da influência da utilização de grafeno adicionado ao fluido de corte no processo de usinagem

Abstract

Machining processes are present in industries of all segments, mainly the mechanical metal, being applied to shape and/or finish a part. Such processes generate a large amount of heat that causes undesirable results and increases the production cost of the final product. Cutting fluids are used to reduce or dissipate the heat generated. In the last decades, there has been a great interest in the development of carbon-based nanostructured materials, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and more recently, graphene, which is considered an excellent solid lubricant. Thus, the addition of graphene to the cutting fluid was considered a variable to be investigated in the conventional machining process using the CNC lathe, in order to obtain significant results in relation to the part roughness parameter.