Investigation of ductile iron casting process parameters using Taguchi approach and response surface methodology

• Published in: China foundry Vol. 13; no. 5; pp. 352 - 360
• Main Authors: Santhosh, A. Johnson, Lakshmanan, A. R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Springer Singapore 01.09.2016; Foundry Journal Agency; Dept of Mechanical Engineering, PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India%Dept of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, India
• Subjects: Alloys; Engineering; Foundries; Hardness (Materials); Investigations; Machines; Manufacturing; Materials Engineering; Mechanical properties; Metallic Materials; Methods; Nodular iron; optimized levels; casting parameters; S/N ratio; Taguchi approach; ANOVA; ‘F’-Test; Overseas Foundry; Permeability; Processes; Specialty metals industry; optimized levels; casting parameters; S/N ratio; A; Taguchi approach; ANOVA; TG143.5; ‘F’-Test

To find the optimized levels of various casting parameters in the ductile iron casting, various casting defects and the rejection rate were observed from a medium scale foundry. The controlled values of different casting parameters such as pouring temperature, inoculation, carbon equivalent, moistur...