Sustainability Analysis of AISI 1018 Turning Operations under Surface Integrity Criteria

Carlos Vila, César Ayabaca, Carlos Díaz-Campoverde and Orlando Calle
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Carlos Vila: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
César Ayabaca: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, Spain
Carlos Díaz-Campoverde: Departamento de Materiales, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito 170524, Ecuador
Orlando Calle: Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica, Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito 170524, Ecuador

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 17, 1-17

Abstract: While the world is moving towards achieving sustainable development goals for responsible production and consumption, there is a need for metrics deployment for lower practical levels. From a manufacturing perspective, definitions of sustainability indicators are required for industrial processes and operations. These metrics encourage the evaluation of manufactured parts and whether they meet the quality requirements in both a qualitative and quantitative way. The present contribution proposes a framework for defining a structured set of metrics customizable for operations in different manufacturing technologies. In order to validate the proposal, an experimental data analysis of turning operations was completed and the surface integrity was defined as the control feature. The selected material was AISI 1018 and the main process parameters were controlled in order to identify their influence—not only in the final mechanical quality of the part, but also in the sustainability indicators. To achieve this goal, a set of experiments was performed wherein some of the fundamental machining parameter values were fixed, while other key parameters were modified. The results obtained helped to determine the criteria for predicting the quality of the turning operation when the effects are not readily evident in visual or dimensional inspections, as well as in evaluating the environmental impact that guarantees optimal part manufacturing.

Keywords: green manufacturing; turning operations; sustainability metrics; surface integrity; machining parameters optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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