Assessment of tribological performance of al/csa composites using rsm

In this study, the evaluation of tribological behaviour of aluminium metal matrix composites (AMC) reinforced with coconut shell ash (CSA) using response surface methodology (RSM). The effort is anticipated to optimize the variable process parameters such as load (N), % of CSAp (% of vol.), Sliding distance (m) and sliding velocity (m/s), with wear rate (WR) (mm 3 /m) and coefficient of friction (COF) have been considered as a response in this study. Thirty numbers of experiments are designed based on face centered composite (CCF) and held on Pin-On-Disc wear testing machine. The ANOVA result revealed load is the most influenced parameter which followed by % of CSAp, sliding distance and sliding velocity.