Research Article

Tribological Behavior and Analysis on Surface Roughness of CNC Milled Dual Heat Treated Al6061 Composites

Table 3

Graphical observations of CNC milling outcomes.

SpecimenHardness (BHN and RHN)ToolSpeed (N) (rpm)Feed rate (f) (mm/rev)Surface roughness (μm)Average surface roughness (μm)

Al6061 heat treated110.34 BHNHSS25000.052.7961.78975
38000.13.082
66.81 RHNCarbide25000.10.384
38000.050.897

Al6061 nonheat treated101.71 BHNHSS25000.14.8073.03775
38000.055.354
65.825 RHNCarbide25000.051.033
38000.10.957