Application of grey-taguchi method for optimization of dry sliding wear properties of aluminum MMCs

Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-287

  Siriyala, Rajesh ^a   Alluru, Gopala Krishna ^b   Penmetsa, Rama Murthy Raju ^a   Duraiselvam, Muthukannan ^c  

^a SRKR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

aluminum; ANOVA (analysis of variance); grey relational analysis; metal matrix composites; SiC particulates; Taguchi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866349949     PISSN: 20950233     EISSN: 20950241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11465-012-0329-0     Document Type: Article

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