Surface Roughness Prediction of 6061-T6 Aluminum Alloy in Milling Using Statistical Method
Keywords:
Spindle speed, Feed rate, Depth of cut, Surface roughness, 6061-T6 Aluminum alloyAbstract
This research aims to study the factors affecting the surface roughness of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy and determine the regression model for predicting the surface roughness in precision milling process by CNC machine. The factorial designs of experiments were conducted on 3 factors. Three factors, namely spindle speed, feed rate and depth of cut were studied in the experimental design. The experimental results indicated that the significant factors were main effect of spindle speed and feed rate. Interaction factors that do not significantly affect to the surface roughness. The regression model was established and used to determine the minimum surface roughness with spindle speed of 2000 revolution per minute, feed rate of 100 millimeter per minute and depth of cut of 1.0 millimeter. After verification experiments, the significance and validity of the models were confirmed. Therefore, it could be concluded that established regression model was the reliable tool to predict the surface roughness of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy.
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