AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF PROCESS PARAMETERS ON MRR IN TURNING OF PURE TITANIUM (GRADE-2)

This paper investigates the effect of process parameters in turning of Titanium grade 2 on conventional lathe. Three parameters namely spindle speed, depth of cut and feed rate are varied to study their effect on material removal rate and tool failure. The experiments are conducted using one factor at a time approach. Moreover, a few random experiments are also carried to study the phenomenon of tool failure. The study reveals that material removal rate is directly influenced by all the three process parameters. However the effect of spindle speed and feed rate is more as compared to depth of cut. An optimum range of input parameters has been bracketed as the final outcome for carrying out further research.