Title: Advances in the ecological machining of magnesium and magnesium-based hybrid parts

Authors: Carmen Sanz, Elena Fuentes, Oscar Gonzalo, Ion Bengoetxea, Franz Obermair, Markus Eidenhammer

Addresses: Fundacion TEKNIKER, Avda, Otaola 20, Eibar 20600, Spain. ' Fundacion TEKNIKER, Avda, Otaola 20, Eibar 20600, Spain. ' Fundacion TEKNIKER, Avda, Otaola 20, Eibar 20600, Spain. ' Fundacion TEKNIKER, Avda, Otaola 20, Eibar 20600, Spain. ' PROFACTOR Produktionsforschungs GmbH, Im Stadtgut A2, Steyr-Gleink A-4407, Austria. ' PROFACTOR Produktionsforschungs GmbH, Im Stadtgut A2, Steyr-Gleink A-4407, Austria

Abstract: The automotive sector is demanding lighter components being the combination of different materials as an alternative solution to obtain an optimised performance. However, the machining of parts built on magnesium, Magnesium-Aluminium (Mg-Al) or Magnesium-Sintered (Mg-Sint) steel bases is not quite extended, and the technical and safety limitations associated to it are not well-controlled. The machining of two different materials in a single operation demands to reach a compromise between different cooling-lubricant, machinability and machine–tool requirements. This paper shows advances in the machining of a magnesium alloy and magnesium-based hybrid parts under environmentally friendly strategies using dry and Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) conditions.

Keywords: magnesium; face milling; hybrid machining; ecological machining; green machining; environmental manufacturing; magnesium alloys; hybrid parts; dry machining; minimum quantity lubrication; MQL.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2008.023715

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2008 Vol.4 No.4, pp.302 - 319

Published online: 08 Mar 2009 *

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