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Application of Response Surface Methodolody to Prediction of Dilution in Plasma Transferred Arc Hardfacing of Stainless Steel on Carbon Steel

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The application of response surface methodology was highlighted to predict and optimize the percentage of dilution of iron-based hardfaced surface produced by the PTA (plasma transferred arc welding) process. The experiments were conducted based on five-factor five-level central composite rotatable design with full replication technique and a mathematical model was developed using response surface methodology. Furthermore, the response surface methodology was also used to optimize the process parameters that yielded the lowest percentage of dilution.

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    V. Balasubramanian (Doctor, Professor), A. K. Lakshminarayanan, R. Varahamoorthy & S. Babu

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Balasubramanian, V., Lakshminarayanan, A.K., Varahamoorthy, R. et al. Application of Response Surface Methodolody to Prediction of Dilution in Plasma Transferred Arc Hardfacing of Stainless Steel on Carbon Steel. J. Iron Steel Res. Int. 16, 44–53 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1006-706X(09)60009-1

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