Manufacturing process optimisation for tool wear rate in ultrasonic drilling of engineering ceramics using the Taguchi method

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 94-114

  Jadoun, R S ^a   Kumar, Pradeep ^b   Mishra, B K ^b   Mehta, R C S ^a  

^a Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

ceramics; optimisation; Taguchi s method; Tool Wear Rate (TWR); Ultrasonic Drilling (USD)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749472288     PISSN: 17485711     EISSN: 1748572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2006.010660     Document Type: Article

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