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Abstract : High cutting temperatures affect the tool life, surface finish of the component and chip formation. In order to reduce the cutting temperature, suitable cutting fluids should be selected. In this work, water, coconut oil, compressed air, mixture of water and oil at room temperature and mixture of water and oil at 0 °C were used as cutting fluids during turning operation of AISI 1016 steel. In addition to this, dry turning was also performed. Turning operations were done using HSS cutting tool at different spindle speeds, while feed and depth of cut were kept constant. The influence of various cutting fluids on the cutting temperature, surface roughness and chip morphology were studied and compared. At minimum cutting temperature, reduced surface roughness and continuous chips were noticed when a mixture of water and oil were used as cutting fluid at 0 °C. © Research India Publications.