Table 2 Cost comparison for various lubrication/cooling techniques [128]
From: Towards Sustainable Grinding of Difficult-to-Cut Alloys—A Holistic Review and Trends
Raw material cost | Fluid consumption | Equipment cost | Tool cost | Cleaning cost | Disposal cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flood cooling | High | High | High | Low | High | High |
MQL | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low |
Dry | Very low | Very low | Very low | High | Very low | Very low |