Research Article

Optimization of Surface Quality and Power Consumption in Machining Hardened AISI 4340 Steel

Table 7

Mean response table for Ra and Cp factors.

LevelsControl factors
Surface roughness (Ra)Cutting power (Cp)
Tool typeCutting speedFeed rateTool typeCutting speedFeed rate

Level 11.33610.94771.2172601.8411.2565.5
Level 21.61541.26331.5023554.4608.5573.5
Level 3ā€‰2.21631.7078ā€‰714.7595.3
Delta0.27931.26870.490747.3303.529.8
Rank312213