Research Article

Weldability Investigation and Optimization of Process Variables for TIG-Welded Aluminium Alloy (AA 8006)

Table 16

Analysis of variance for regression model (S/N ratio-hardness).

SourceDFSeq SSContribution (%)Adj SSAdj MSF-value value

Regression3571.3396.36571.33190.44444.180.001
Peak current (Amps)166.6711.2466.6766.66715.460.011
Base current (Amps)1450.6776.01450.67450.667104.54≤0.001
Welding speed (mm/min)154.009.1154.0054.00012.530.017
Error521.563.6421.564.311
Total8592.89100.00