Optimum selection of abrasive flow machining conditions during fine finishing of Al/15 wt% SiC-MMC using Taguchi method

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 9-12, 2010, Pages 1013-1024

  Mali, Harlal Singh ^a   Manna, Alakesh ^b  

^a CHITKARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PEC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

AFM; Al 15 wt SiCp MMC; Material removal; Optimization; Surface finish

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING; AFM; AL/15 WT%SICP-MMC; CYLINDRICAL SURFACE; FINE FINISHING; FINISHING PROCESS; MATERIAL REMOVAL; OPTIMUM SELECTION; ORTHOGONAL ARRAY; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROMISING MATERIALS; ROBUST DESIGNS; S/N RATIO; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SURFACE FINISH; SURFACE FINISHES; TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; TEST RESULTS; TOOLING INDUSTRY; WORK PIECES;

ABRASIVES; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FINISHING; MACHINING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; TAGUCHI METHODS;

SURFACES;

EID: 77957887486     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-010-2565-y     Document Type: Article

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