Experimental Investigation of Turning Parameters on AA 6061-T6 Material

Turning is a broadly used material removal process to manufacture cylindrical
products. The effects of various process parameters on turning like spindle speed, feed rate and
depth of cut have been investigated to Impact on Material Removal Rate (MRR) and surface
roughness (Ra) by using Response Surface Methodology. Experimental plan is performed by a
Box-behenken design. The main purpose of this work is to study the effect of process parameters on Aluminium alloy AA6061-T6 surface, and to develop the mathematical model for Material removal rate and surface roughness on milling process. The quadratic model is best agreement with experimental data; finally the numerical optimization technique has been used to find out best optimum milling parameters. The optimal set of process parameters has
also been predicted to maximize the MRR and minimize the surface roughness.