Research Article
Optimizing the Parameters of Spark Plasma Sintering to Enhance the Hardness of MgO/TiC Composites
Table 3
ANOVA analysis for the mean of microhardness.
| ANOVA response table for microhardness | Source | DF | Seq SS | Adj SS | Adj MS | F values | values | Sintering temperature (°C) | 2 | 62.828 | 62.828 | 31.414 | 785.34 | 0.002 | Sintering pressure (MPa) | 2 | 11.228 | 11.228 | 5.614 | 140.34 | 0.008 | Sintering time (min) | 2 | 17.148 | 17.148 | 8.574 | 214.34 | 0.006 | Error | 2 | 0.081 | 0.081 | 0.041 | | | Total | 8 | 91.281 | | | | |
| Ranking response table for microhardness | Level | Sintering temperature (°C) | Sintering pressure (MPa) | Sintering time (min) | 1 | 49.61 | 51.54 | 53.54 | 2 | 55.34 | 50.28 | 50.41 | 3 | 49.88 | 53.01 | 50.88 | Delta | 5.74 | 2.74 | 3.14 | Rank | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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