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Materials and Manufacturing Processes Volume 27, 2012 - Issue 3
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Analysis on Drilling of Glass Fiber–Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Composites Using Grey Relational Analysis

K. Palanikumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Sairam Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
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B. Latha Department of Information Technology, Sri Sairam Engineering College, Chennai, India
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V. S. Senthilkumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University Chennai, Chennai, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Paulo Davim Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Pages 297-305 | Received 17 Sep 2010, Accepted 30 Mar 2011, Published online: 09 Feb 2012
 
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Abstract

Glass fiber–reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite materials are an economic alternative to the engineering materials because of their superior properties. The present work focuses on the use of Grey relational analysis for optimizing the drilling parameters on the surface roughness and the thrust force in the drilling of GFRP composites. Taguchi's L9, 3-level orthogonal array is used for the experimentation. Optimal machining parameters are determined by the Grey relational grade obtained from the Grey relational analysis for multiperformance characteristics. Experimental results show that the machining performance in the composite machining process can be improved at optimal drilling conditions.

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