Parametric Optimization of Turning Operation on Stainless Steel Using a Carbide Tool

Abstract

Microturning is the turning process which involves machining of work pieces at a dimension of 1 to 999 micrometers. As stainless steel is one of the most important and widely used materials in these days; so it is being chosen as the work piece material. The machining parameters are chosen to be cutting speed, feed and depth of cut. The main aim of the experiment is to minimize cutting forces (feed force, the thrust force and cutting force). The aim of the experiment is to minimize the forces, to reduce the chip thickness, to reduce the surface roughness and to reduce the tool wear. The experiment was carried out by lathe, and the forces were measured by a dynamometer. The mode of machining is dry machining. The taguchi method and gray relational analysis are used to obtain the optimum parameters for better machining. Minitab is statistical software which is used to do the analysis part.