Research Article

Calculation and Estimation of Surface Roughness and Energy Consumption in Milling of 6061 Alloy

Table 3

Experimental surface roughness results and S/N ratios.

Exp. noV (m/min)f (mm/rev)DOC (mm)CmRa (μm)RaS/N ratio (dB)Rz (μm)RzS/N ratio (dB)

1600.100.511.120−0.98447.2052−17.1530
2600.151.013.120−9.883117.3440−24.7830
3600.201.525.460−14.743931.0670−29.8460
4600.252.025.672−15.074732.5755−30.2578
51200.101.022.540−8.096727.4115−28.7587
61200.150.523.860−11.731719.3407−25.7294
71200.202.013.120−9.883123.8137−27.5366
81200.251.512.640−8.432111.0873−20.8965
91800.101.511.650−4.34979.3410−19.4079
101800.152.011.605−4.10957.7330−17.7670
111800.200.521.580−3.97319.4715−19.5284
121800.251.022.672−8.536712.8927−22.2069
132400.102.022.832−9.041915.8005−23.9734
142400.151.521.720−4.710610.8800−20.7326
152400.201.011.498−3.51028.1025−18.1724
162400.250.512.502−7.965716.5083−24.3541