Effects of machining parameters on enhancing Alpha-Beta Titanium alloy using Taguchi-grey relational analysis for aerospace applications

Jayakrishnan Unnikrishna Pillai, Manikandakumar Shunmugavel, Muthuramalingam Thangaraj, Moshe Goldberg, Rajkumar Singh, Guy Littlefair

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Abstract

The need for enhancement of productivity and quality of the machined titanium alloy components is paramount to meet the high demands of aerospace parts. Various optimization techniques are being used widely to find suitable machining parameters to improve productivity and reduce surface defects. The present study aims to derive an optimal combination of process parameters during the end milling operation of Ti-6Al-4V alloy for enhancing performance measures which are surface roughness, specific cutting energy and material removal rate (MRR). The Grey relational optimization techniques along with Taguchi method has been utilized for finding the optimum machining parameters. It has been found that the axial depth of cut has the most significant factor on machining characteristics in end milling process of titanium alloy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)118-127
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering
Volume237
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023
Externally publishedYes

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