Optimisation of tribological performance of electroless Ni-B coating using Taguchi method and grey relational analysis

Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 16-24

  Kalyan Das, S ^a   Sahoo, P ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Electroless Ni B coating; Friction; Grey theory; Optimisation; Taguchi; Wear

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLESS NI-B COATING; GREY THEORY; OPTIMISATIONS; TAGUCHI; WEAR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COATINGS; FRICTION; INFORMATION THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TAGUCHI METHODS; WEAR OF MATERIALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 79955098639     PISSN: 17515831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1751584X10Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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