Minimisation of Carbon Emission Regarding Surface Roughness and Processing Time During Turning Process of Medium Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Materials

Abstract

Low carbon manufacturing has gathered attention since wide range of the emission sources belong to industrial activities. The present work analysed five turning parameters which are spindle speed, cutting speed, depth of cut, type of tool material and working material to obtain minimum carbon emission together with high surface quality and minimum processing time. Two different cases are investigated depending on the material families. AISI 1040, AISI 4140 and grade St37 carbon steels are examined in the first case whereas AISI 304, AISI 303 and AISI 316 grade stainless steels are studied as working material without changing the other four parameters. The minimum carbon emission by optimisation was found 14.84 and 24.30 kg carbon dioxide (CO2) for stainless steel and carbon steel, respectively. Furthermore, the best candidate was selected as grade St37 among carbon steel working materials and either AISI 303 or AISI 316 stainless steel was proposed according to the optimisation study.