EFFECT OF MACHINING PARAMETERS ON SURFACE ROUGHNESS FOR 6063 AL-TIC (5 & 10 %) METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE USING RSM

P. R. Patel, B. B. Patel, V. A. Patel

Abstract: Metal matrix Composites are new class of material which offers superior Properties over alloys. Problem associated with MMCs is that they are very difficult to machine and quality of machining specially surface finish due to the hardness and abrasive nature of Carbide particles. Characteristics of machined surfaces are known to influence the product performance significantly since they are directly linked to the ability of the material to withstand stresses, temperature, friction and corrosion. This paper presents an experimental work on the analysis of machined surface quality on 6063 Al/TiC metal matrix composites with PCD insert in hard turning leading to Response surface methodology based model to predict the surface roughness.

Keywords: Metal matrix composite, Surface Roughness, Response surface methodology.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2013.0201013