Optimization of die casting conditions for wear properties of alloy AZ91D components using the Taguchi method and design of experiments analysis

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Wen, Jeong Lian ^a   Yang, Yung Kuang ^a   Jeng, Ming Chang ^b  

^a MINGHSIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AZ91D; Die casting; DOE; Optimization; Taguchi; Wear

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); ASTROPHYSICS; DENSITY (OPTICAL); DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; DIE CASTINGS; DIES; DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENTS; FEATURE EXTRACTION; FRICTION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TAGUCHI METHODS; TRIBOLOGY;

AZ91D; CASTING CONDITIONS; DESIGNS OF EXPERIMENTS; DIE CASTING PROCESS; DOE; FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; INFLUENTIAL FACTORS; LOW FRICTION COEFFICIENTS; MAGNESIUM ALLOY AZ91D; MASS LOSS; OPTIMAL SETTINGS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAYS; PLANNING OF EXPERIMENTS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIOS; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; TAGUCHI; TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; WEAR; WEAR MECHANISMS; WEAR PROPERTIES; WEAR TESTS;

DIE CASTING;

EID: 61849163937     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-008-1499-0     Document Type: Article

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