Open Access

Table 2.

Characterization of vegetable based cutting fluids [34].

MWFs* pH value (emulsion 8%) Density (g/ml) Viscosity 40 oC mm2/s
Flash point (°C) Refractive index
Without additive Emulsion 8%
CSCF-I 8.70 0.970 71 1.4 218 1.475
SCF-I 9.10 0.980 74 2.0 199 1.474
SCF-II 9.00 0.975 75 1.9 170 1.475
CVCF 9.32 0.960 85 1.5 205 1.476
CMCF 9.40 0.906 29 1.4 175 1.482

*CSCF-I: Crude sunflower cutting fluid; SCF-I: Sunflower cutting fluid; SCF-II: Sunflower cutting fluid (a mixture of two surfactants); CVCF: Commercial vegetable cutting fluid; CMCF: Commercial mineral cutting fluid.

Current usage metrics show cumulative count of Article Views (full-text article views including HTML views, PDF and ePub downloads, according to the available data) and Abstracts Views on Vision4Press platform.

Data correspond to usage on the plateform after 2015. The current usage metrics is available 48-96 hours after online publication and is updated daily on week days.

Initial download of the metrics may take a while.