Optimization of Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Ceramic Whisker Filled Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Control factor</td><td align="center" colspan="4">Level</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">I</td><td align="center">II</td><td align="center">III</td><td align="center">Units</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><svg height="11.4625" id="M19" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 12.5875 11.4625" width="12.5875" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>: Sliding velocity </td><td align="center">0.50</td><td align="center">0.75</td><td align="center">1.00</td><td align="center">m/s</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><svg height="11.175" id="M20" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 10.6125 11.175" width="10.6125" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
<g transform="matrix(.017,0,0,-.017,.062,11.113)"><path d="M594 511q0 -122 -171 -157l1 -2q158 -33 158 -159q0 -52 -34.5 -95t-90.5 -65q-76 -33 -217 -33h-223l8 28q63 5 79.5 19t26.5 72l83 426q9 48 -2.5 60t-77.5 17l6 28h259q195 0 195 -139zM499 509q0 59 -37 83t-91 24q-36 0 -51 -9q-17 -9 -22 -44l-35 -195h62
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</svg>: Normal load</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">N</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><svg height="11.75" id="M21" style="vertical-align:-0.23206pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 12.1125 11.75" width="12.1125" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>: Filler content</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">%</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><svg height="11.175" id="M22" style="vertical-align:-0.0pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 13.775 11.175" width="13.775" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg>: Sliding distance</td><td align="center">500</td><td align="center">1000</td><td align="center">1500</td><td align="center">m</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Control factors and levels used in the experiment.

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Table 2: Optimization of Dry Sliding Wear Performance of Ceramic Whisker Filled Epoxy Composites Using Taguchi Approach 