Optimization of Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Ceramic Whisker Filled Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach

Table 3

Test conditions with output results using L ₂₇ orthogonal array.

SI. no	Sliding velocity 𝐴 (m/s)	Normal load 𝐵 (N)	Filler content 𝐶 (%)	Sliding distance 𝐷 (m)	Specific wear rate 𝑊s (mm^3/N-km)	𝑆/𝑁 ratio; (db)
1	0.50	10	5	500	0.132890	17.5301
2	0.50	10	10	1000	0.113821	18.8755
3	0.50	10	15	1500	0.074015	22.6136
4	0.50	20	5	1000	0.161960	15.8118
5	0.50	20	10	1500	0.132791	17.5366
6	0.50	20	15	500	0.150674	16.4392
7	0.50	30	5	1500	0.118125	18.5532
8	0.50	30	10	500	0.130081	17.7157
9	0.50	30	15	1000	0.100449	19.9611
10	0.75	10	5	1000	0.132890	17.5301
11	0.75	10	10	1500	0.113821	18.8755
12	0.75	10	15	500	0.095163	20.4307
13	0.75	20	5	1500	0.157807	16.0375
14	0.75	20	10	500	0.170732	15.3537
15	0.75	20	15	1000	0.138779	17.1535
16	0.75	30	5	500	0.149502	16.5071
17	0.75	30	10	1000	0.121951	18.2763
18	0.75	30	15	1500	0.102212	19.8100
19	1.00	10	5	1500	0.132890	17.5301
20	1.00	10	10	500	0.130081	17.7157
21	1.00	10	15	1000	0.111023	19.0917
22	1.00	20	5	500	0.224252	12.9853
23	1.00	20	10	1000	0.150407	16.4547
24	1.00	20	15	1500	0.132170	17.5773
25	1.00	30	5	1000	0.171650	15.3071
26	1.00	30	10	1500	0.130081	17.7157
27	1.00	30	15	500	0.126883	17.9319