This paper presents a study of the effects of tool wear on cutting force and surface roughness. The cutting force was measured using a piezoelectric force meter which was attached to the cutting machine's revolving head. The surface roughness was measured after the cutting process was complete...

Machining with pressurized coolant is nowadays widely accepted technique in the manufacturing industry, especially in high performance machining conditions. The data on the effects of variation of high coolant pressure in drilling operation is limited. This paper presents the effect of high...

In this study, multi-feature optimization is performed using a hybrid approach of utility theory (UT) combined with the principal component analysis (PCA) during wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of Ti-6Al-4V. Taguchi's L27 orthogonal collection is used to evaluate the effects of the...

The simulation of hot extrusion process is a challenging problem in process modeling because of very large deformations, strain rates and temperature changes during the process. The process development in industrial extrusion is to a maximum extent based on trial and error and often involves...

The objectives of hard turning of high speed steel (HSS-M2 Grade) are to investigate the effect of cutting parameters on cutting force, tool wear and surface integrity. This article presents the experimental results of heat treated high speed steel machined in a CNC lathe using cubic boron...

This article presents an experimental investigation into the influence of process parameters viz. feed per tooth, axial depth of cut on milling force, surface finish, wall deflection and micro-hardness during thin-wall machining of an aerospace grade aluminum alloy 2024-T351. Results revealed...

Electro-discharge machining (EDM) is widely used in industries for machining complex shapes and difficult-to-machine materials that are conductive. In the present work, performance of conventional die-sinking EDM process is compared with powder mixed and ultrasonic assisted processes in...

This article reveals the experimental investigation on the machinability of A356-TiB2/TiC in-situ composites prepared by a mixed salt reaction system. The fabricated composites are characterized by Energy dispersive analysis (EDAX), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and...

The AL6XN Super Austenitic Stainless Steel alloy is a commonly used steel in corrosive environments and tough applications. This paper aims to investigate the execution of a machining process on the AL6XN alloy. A wet machining process has been executed to machine the alloy under a combination...

Titanium alloy is having a widespread application in the field of aerospace, marine and automobile industries. However, its machining is still a challenging task for the manufacturing industries due to the chemical reactivity and poor thermal conductivity properties. In this study, machining of...