Multi-response optimisation of sintering parameters of Al-Si alloy/fly ash composite using Taguchi method and grey relational analysis

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 362-369

  Jailani, H Siddhi ^a   Rajadurai, A ^a   Mohan, B ^a   Kumar, A Senthil ^b   Sornakumar, T ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b SETHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Density; Fly ash; Hardness; Powder metallurgy

Indexed keywords

AL-SI ALLOY; ALUMINIUM ALLOY; ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; COMPACTING PRESSURE; DENSITY; FLY ASH CONTENT; GREEN COMPACTS; GREY RELATIONAL ANALYSIS; MULTIRESPONSE; OPTIMAL LEVEL; OPTIMISATIONS; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; SINTERING PARAMETERS; SINTERING PROCESS; TAGUCHI; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; FLY ASH; HARDNESS; METALLURGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; SINTERING; TAGUCHI METHODS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 71949084807     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-009-1973-3     Document Type: Article

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