OPTIMIZATION OF PROCESS PARAMETERS IN TURNING OPERATION OF AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL ROD USING TAGUCHI METHOD AND ANOVA

This research paper is an outcome of investigation made on the parameters those affects on austenitic stainless steel work piece roughness in the turning operation as a part of that the parameters involved in the operation were analyzed and formulated as a Design of experiments to check out the influence of them in the turning operation. Mainly spindle speed, feed rate and depth of cut were taken as chief contributors in the development of proper work piece surface. And the emphasis is made on the roughness of the work piece as a part of that the objective of the work is done to minimize the roughness by optimizing the process parameters. The results of the experiments made by the Taguchi's method have taken into further investigation by the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) method. Out of all parameters the feed rate was found as an important parameter that influences the surface roughness.