Tribological performance optimization of electroless Ni-P coatings using the Taguchi method and grey relational analysis

Tribology Letters

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-201

  Sahoo, Prasanta ^a   Pal, Sujan Kumar ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electroless Ni P coating; Friction and wear; Grey relational analysis; Taguchi

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS; ELECTROLESS NI-P COATING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FRICTION AND WEAR; FRICTION AND WEAR CHARACTERISTICS; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; GREY RELATIONAL GRADES; NI-P COATINGS; ORTHOGONAL DESIGNS; PERFORMANCE INDEXES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TAGUCHI; TEST PARAMETERS; TRIBOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE; TRIBOLOGICAL TESTS; WEAR MECHANISMS;

COATINGS; FRICTION; NICKEL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAGUCHI METHODS; TESTING; TRIBOLOGY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 59949095169     PISSN: 10238883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11249-007-9264-3     Document Type: Article

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