A dual response surface-desirability approach to process modeling and optimization of Al2O3 powder-mixed electrical discharge machining (PMEDM) parameters

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 9-12, 2013, Pages 1459-1477

  Assarzadeh, S ^a   Ghoreishi, M ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Desirability approach; Optimization; Powder mixed EDM (PMEDM); Response surface method (RSM)

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE POWDERS; ALUMINUM OXIDES; CENTRAL COMPOSITE DESIGNS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DESIRABILITY APPROACH; DESIRABILITY FUNCTION; DIE STEELS; DISCHARGE CURRENTS; DUAL-RESPONSE; EDM MACHINES; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINES; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING; EXPERIMENTAL SET UP; INPUT VARIABLES; MACHINING PARAMETERS; MAIN EFFECT; MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; P-VALUES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; POWDER-MIXED EDM; PROCESS MODELING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION EQUATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SCREENING TESTS; SEARCH OPTIMIZATION; SEMIFINISHING; SOURCE VOLTAGE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS (RA); TOOL ELECTRODE MATERIALS;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; EXPERIMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84874338753     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-012-4115-2     Document Type: Article

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