Grey Relational Analysis and Anova to Determine the Optimum Process Parameters for Friction Stir Welding of Ti and Mg Alloys

Authors

  • S. P. Sundar Singh Sivam
    Affiliation

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Krishnaswamy Saravanan
    Affiliation

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Nagaraj Pradeep
    Affiliation

    Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Karuppiah Sathiya Moorthy
    Affiliation

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

  • Sankarapandian Rajendrakumar
    Affiliation

    Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur - 603203, Tamil Nadu, India

https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.12117

Abstract

The welding of Magnesium and Titanium and its alloys has continuously depicted a good challenge for designers and technologists. Ti and Mg alloys, particularly heat-treatable alloys, are difficult to join by fusion fastening techniques. The welding of dissimilar alloy such as Ti (Grade 2) and Mg (AZ91D) Alloy is an important problem during Friction Stir Welding (FSW). In this paper, the influence of Rotation speed (Rpm), Travel Speed (mm/min), Bottom Diameter Tool Pins (mm) and Tool Profiles of Ti and Mg alloy during FSW was investigated by Grey Relational Analysis and Anova was used to work out the foremost important Travel speed and feed rate affecting the Response. The primary and cooperation impact of the information factors on the normal reactions are examined. The expected values and measured values are genuinely close.

Keywords:

Mg and Ti alloys, Friction Stir Welding, welding environment

Published Online

2018-06-25

How to Cite

Sivam, S. P. S. S., Saravanan, K., Pradeep, N., Moorthy, K. S., Rajendrakumar, S. “Grey Relational Analysis and Anova to Determine the Optimum Process Parameters for Friction Stir Welding of Ti and Mg Alloys”, Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering, 62(4), pp. 277–283, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.12117

Issue

Vol. 62 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Articles