POTENTIAL-ENHANCEMENT OF DEGRADED ENGINE OIL FOR FRICTION REDUCTION IN COLD UPSET FORGING OF ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

• <p> </p><div>TITLE PAGE</div><div>ABSTRACT</div><div>TABLE OF CONTENTS</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• </b>INTRODUCTION</div><div>
• 1.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Preamble</div><div>
• 1.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Statement of Research Problem</div><div>
• 1.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Justification</div><div>
• 1.4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Aim and Objectives</div><div>
• 1.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Scope</div><div>
• 1.6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Contribution to Knowledge</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• </b>&nbsp;LITERATURE REVIEW</div><div>
• 2.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Introduction</div><div>
• 2.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Metal Forming</div><div>
• 2.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Friction and Lubrication in Metal Forming</div><div>2.
• 3.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Friction in metal forming</div><div>2.
• 3.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Coefficient of friction</div><div>
• 2.4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lubrication</div><div>2.
• 4.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Lubricants</div><div>2.
• 4.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Common lubricants used in metal forming</div><div>
• 2.5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Forging</div><div>2.
• 5.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Cold forging</div><div>2.
• 5.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Friction and lubrication in forging</div><div>2.
• 5.3&nbsp; &nbsp;Cold forging lubricants</div><div>
• 2.6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Oils under Investigation</div><div>2.
• 6.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Engine oil</div><div>2.
• 6.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Degraded engine oil</div><div>2.
• 6.3&nbsp; &nbsp;Vegetable oils</div><div>2.
• 6.4&nbsp; &nbsp;Palm kernel oil</div><div>2.
• 6.5&nbsp; &nbsp;Neem oil</div><div>
• 2.7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Ring Compression Test</div><div>
• 2.8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Previous Work</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• </b>&nbsp;MATERIALS AND METHODS</div><div>
• 3.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Materials</div><div>3.
• 1.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Aluminium alloy</div><div>3.
• 1.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Oils under investigation</div><div>3.
• 1.3&nbsp; &nbsp;Equipment</div><div>
• 3.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Methods</div><div>3.
• 2.1&nbsp; &nbsp;Sample preparation</div><div>3.
• 2.2&nbsp; &nbsp;Ring compression test</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• </b>&nbsp;RESULTS</div><div>
• 4.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Final Internal Diameter of Rings Obtained Under the Investigated Lubrication Conditions</div><div>
• 4.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Physical Properties of Oils Under Investigation</div><div>
• 4.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Viscosities of the Investigated Oils</div><div><br></div><div><b>

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• </b>&nbsp;DISCUSSION OF RESULTS</div><div>
• 5.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Evaluated Coefficient of Friction for Various Changes in Internal Diameter Obtained Under the Different Lubrication Conditions</div><div>
• 5.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Regression Analysis</div><div>
• 5.4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Average Coefficients of Friction of the Lubricants Investigated</div><div><br></div><div><b>CHAPTER SIX: </b>SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS</div><div>
• 6.1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Summary</div><div>
• 6.2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Conclusion</div><div>
• 6.3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendations</div><div>REFERENCES</div>APPENDIX<br> <br><p></p>