Research Article

Evaluation on Powder Metallurgy Process Parameters of Ball-Milled AA8079-B4C Nanostructured Composites via Taguchi Grey Relational Analysis

Table 2

Experimental results as per L27 OA.

Expt. noReinforcement (wt%)Compaction pressure (MPa)Sintering temperature (°C)Sintering time (hr)Compressive strengthHardness

152003751125.49141.59
252004752133.74145.27
352005753140.05120.09
453003752131.48147.92
553004753149149.73
653005751142167.3
754003753105.33151.25
854004751156.03114.89
954005752157.11112.62
10102003751108.09138.97
11102004752110.81164.85
12102005753151.24136.06
13103003752112.79120.45
14103004753145.98128.53
15103005751154.77154.7
16104003753116.22122.02
17104004751141.06152.38
18104005752148132.41
19152003751139.09161.56
20152004752120126.42
21152005753122.12165.98
22153003752147.19145.69
23153004753150.06184.41
24153005751156.88159.14
25154003753145.02151.77
26154004751164.33174.2
27154005752171158.03