Study of Machining Characteristics of LLPDE/Palmac Palm Oil-Based Wax Blend for Prototype Applications

M. Khalil; H. Radwan; F. Annuar; H. Azmi; M. Z. Zakaria

Authors

M. Khalil School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
H. Radwan School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
F. Annuar School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
H. Azmi School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia
M. Z. Zakaria School of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Kampus Tetap Pauh Putra, 02600 Arau, Perlis, Malaysia

Keywords:

Machinability, Palm Oil, Industrial Wax, LLDPE

Abstract

Palm oil-based wax is a waste material from palm oil refining process. Recent prototyping activities have used industrial blue wax or synthetic wax to produce prototype parts by machining processes. The new palm oil-based wax blended with LLDPE reduces the use of synthetic wax for engineering applications. This paper studies the machining characteristic of two different composite blends: LLDPE/PALMAC 95 -16 Palm Oil-Based Wax and LLDPE/PALMAC 98-18 Palm Oil-Based Wax. Three machining characteristic results were recorded, namely; surface roughness, temperature and dimensional consistency.