Research Article

Taguchi Robust Design for Optimizing Surface Roughness of Turned AISI 1045 Steel Considering the Tool Nose Radius and Coolant as Noise Factors

Table 3

Orthogonal array with the measured Ra (µm).

Inner arrayOuter array
Test runSurface speed (m/min)Depth of cut (mm)Feed rate (mm/rev)NR = 0.4 coolant: onNR = 0.4 coolant: offNR = 0.8 coolant: onNR = 0.8 coolant: off

L011500.750.151.83171.9701.1811.654
L021500.750.101.0031.1570.9411.302
L031500.750.050.4110.8550.5470.783
L041500.50.151.5881.5301.1711.231
L051500.50.101.0191.3370.7341.109
L061500.50.050.6521.1740.4820.653
L071500.250.151.0721.5391.1461.484
L081500.250.100.9251.4160.8201.393
L091500.250.050.7581.3100.6841.062
L101250.750.151.8032.2871.0582.039
L111250.750.100.8361.2910.7211.621
L121250.750.050.5141.0000.6121.351
L131250.50.151.5131.6631.2941.689
L141250.50.101.0511.2901.0131.667
L151250.50.050.7811.1630.6791.294
L161250.250.151.6211.7801.2352.576
L171250.250.101.2501.3621.0042.214
L181250.250.051.0721.1430.6871.590
L191000.750.151.9482.0531.3092.128
L201000.750.101.1671.8281.1631.978
L211000.750.051.1001.3500.8381.763
L221000.50.151.5241.8951.4702.450
L231000.50.101.4501.6951.3012.226
L241000.50.051.3981.4451.0002.145
L251000.250.151.8402.7022.2943.082
L261000.250.101.4382.6591.9632.272
L271000.250.050.8472.2431.8671.984