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The high pressure die casting (HPDC) process has achieved remarkable success in the manufacture of aluminum–silicon (Al–SI) alloy components for the modern metal industry. Mathematical models are proposed for the modeling and analysis of the effects of machining parameters on the performance characteristics in the HPDC process of Al–SI alloys which are developed using the response surface methodology (RSM) to explain the influences of three processing parameters (die temperature, injection pressure and cooling time) on the performance characteristics of the mean particle size (MPS) of primary silicon and material hardness (HBN) value. The experiment plan adopts the centered central composite design (CCD). The separable influence of individual machining parameters and the interaction between these parameters are also investigated by using analysis of variance (ANOVA). With the experimental values up to a 95% confidence interval, it is fairly well for the experimental results to present the mathematical models of both the mean particle size of primary silicon and its hardness value. Two main significant factors involved in the mean particle size of primary silicon are the die temperature and the cooling time. The injection pressure and die temperature also have statistically significant effect on microstructure and hardness.
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Chiang, KT., Liu, NM. & Tsai, TC. Modeling and analysis of the effects of processing parameters on the performance characteristics in the high pressure die casting process of Al–SI alloys. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 41, 1076–1084 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1559-5
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