Tribological and machining characteristics of a minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) technology using GO/SiO2 hybrid nanoparticle water-based lubricants as cutting fluids

Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) technologies using vegetable oil lubricants as cutting fluids have attracted much attention as they have excellent machining performance and are environmentally friendly. Nevertheless, oil-based MQL tends to produce high cutting temperatures owning to the low cooling capability of oil lubricants. In this work, an MQL technology that utilizes graphene oxide/silicon dioxide (GO/SiO2) hybrid nanoparticle...