• Kamal Hassan

Aluminium is considered more precious than gold, most commonly used for different aerospace, automotive, and shipping industries. Boring is a critical machining method in assembly operations. This paper investigates the machining performance in machining 6061 aluminum alloy under different cutting conditions through a specially designed mixing nozzle for mist and flood lubrication. Experiments were performed with twenty-seven runs selected from Taguchi robust design, cutting parameters selected from the manufacturer’s recommendation. Results revealed an improved machining characteristic while machining the component with near dry machining compared to dry and flood lubrication. Life cycle assessment of selected functional unit to investigate the ecological impact using CML baseline method. LCA analysis concluded that dry machining is a more sustainable approach than near dry and flood machining approaches.

Machining time, metal removal rate, functional unit, life cycle assessment.

"Application of Life cycle assessment in sustainable machining of aluminium 6061 alloy under different lubricating conditions", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.a422-a430, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202054.pdf

"Application of Life cycle assessment in sustainable machining of aluminium 6061 alloy under different lubricating conditions", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppa422-a430, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202054.pdf