Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 7

Prediction of Temperature Rise in End Milling of Al/SiCp Metal Matrix Composite using Response Surface Methodology

*Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Tamilnadu, India

**Principal, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu, India

***Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology, Tamilnadu, India

Online published on 2 July, 2016.

Abstract

High cutting temperature during machining influences the tool wear, tool life, tool and workpiece deformation and surface integrity of workpiece. This present study, investigates the temperature rise during end milling of Aluminum alloy (LM 6) reinforced with Silicon carbide particle (SiCp). 32 experiments were conducted based on the central composite rotatable designand response surface methodology was employed to develop the mathematical model. The impact of machining parameters such as spindle speed, feed rate, axial depth of cut, radial depth of cut and various weight percentages of SiCp is studied on a temperature rise of the tool. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to check the adequacy of the model. The predicted and measured values are very close, which shows that the developed model can be used to predict the response.

Keywords

End milling, Metal Matrix Composite, Temperature, Response Surface Methodology