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Burr height and hole diameter error minimization in drilling of AL6063/15%/SiC composites using HSS step drills

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In drilling process, burr plays an important role on the quality parts. It is necessary to minimize the burr height. This paper presents the effect of CNC drilling process parameters like cutting speed, feed rate, step angle and cutting environment on burr height and hole diameter error of Al6063/15%/SiC composites. The composites are fabricated using mechanical stir casting. An experimental study on composites was conducted using three HSS drills. The Taguchi design of experiments and analysis of variance (ANOVA) are used to optimize the response for Al6063/15%/SiC composites. The results revealed that the quality of the holes can be improved by proper selection of cutting process parameters. SEM analysis and XRD analysis are also carried for composite, drilled surface and drill bits. These analysis provide the good agreement with the effect of cutting parameters on burr height and hole diameter error.

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  1. Haryana Engineering College, Jagadhri,Haryana, India

    Abhishek Kamboj

  2. Greater Noida Institute of Engineering and Technology, Greater Noida,U.P, India

    Sudhir Kumar

  3. National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Hari Singh

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Abhishek Kamboj received his B-Tech. degree in mechanical engineering from M.M. Engineering College in 2002 and M-Tech. degree in manufacturing processes from S.L.I.E.T, Longowal, Punjab in 2005. He then furthered his studies to receive his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, INDIA in 2014. Dr. Abhishek Kamboj is currently an associate professor at Haryana Engineering College, Jagadhri, Haryana, INDIA. His research interests include fabrication and characterization of composites, machining and optimization of cutting parameters.

Sudhir Kumar, Greater Noida Institute of Technology, Greater Noida has an outstanding academic record. He had obtained Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1996 and Master of Technology in Production Engineering in 1999 from National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Harayana. He had received Ph.D. in Production Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (UK) in 2006. He has supervised 04 Ph.D. theses (Awarded), and 05 Ph.D. theses are in progress; 15 M.Tech dissertations, and various B.Tech projects. He has published more than 100 research paper in international, National Journals and Conferences.

Hari Singh is currently Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, India. He obtained his B.S. in 1987, M.S. in 1994 and Ph.D. in 2001 from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India. He has published more than 100 research papers in national/international journals and conference proceedings. He has supervised 8 Ph.D. theses and 30 MTech dissertations. He has 28 years of teaching experience. He has 2 patents in his credit. He has also visited Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Hongkong and France for attending conferences. His current area of research includes advanced machining processes, product and process optimization, Design of Experiments.

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Kamboj, A., Kumar, S. & Singh, H. Burr height and hole diameter error minimization in drilling of AL6063/15%/SiC composites using HSS step drills. J Mech Sci Technol 29, 2837–2846 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-015-0612-1

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