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This study aims in understanding the rock cutting performance and optimizing the cutting parameters through DEAR-Taguchi optimization technique. The rock cutting experiments were performed by using uncoated, AlTiN-coated, and TiAlSiN-coated conical WC-Co bits. The micro-hardness, presence of coated elements, and morphological characterization were determined. The general outcomes are resultant cutting forces, specific energy, wear rate, quantity of material removed, and angle of resultant reaction forces. The input varies as cutting speed from 100 to 200 mm/sec and cutting depth from 2 to 6 mm. Designs of experiments were conducted and the optimized parameters were identified through ANOVA. The single-response optimization for each individual input parameters and MRPI were calculated to study their impacts on rock cutting parameters. The optimum combination of input parameters for better rock cutting performance is A3B3C3. The outcome of the present study extends its application in excavating hard rocks with optimized parameters for better efficiency.
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The authors are grateful to all the scientific and technical staff of the Department of Mining Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, to execute the work and allowed to use their facilities. The corresponding author thanks the Ministry of Human Resource Development for providing scholarship to carry out the research work.
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Palaniappan, S.K., Pal, S.K., Chinnasamy, M. et al. Performance assessment of hard coating on rock cutting bit and process parameter optimization through multi-response approach using DEAR-Taguchi technique. Arab J Geosci 14, 959 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07302-0
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