RT Journal Article ID 2c7196ca3c918323 A1 Yunus, Mohammed A1 Alsoufi, Mohammad S. T1 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS ON PRECISION MACHINING OF THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS AND APPLICATION OF THE GREY RELATION APPROACH TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM PROCESS PARAMETERS JF High Temperature Material Processes: An International Quarterly of High-Technology Plasma Processes JO HTM YR 2016 FD 2017-05-17 VO 20 IS 4 SP 333 OP 354 K1 thermal barrier coatings K1 surface grinding K1 lapping K1 Taguchi design method K1 grey relation grade K1 ANOVA K1 surface finish AB The metallic component of thermally sprayed industrial ceramic oxide coatings, i.e., thermal barrier coatings (TBC) exhibit both metal and ceramics features such as toughness, increased hardness, thermal and chemical degradation, and wear resistance. Despite their outstanding performance characteristics, TBCs are not widely used due to the high machining cost, difficulty to machine, and the inadequate machining information. The thickness (100 to 300 μm) of TBCs demand precision machining carried out by surface grinding and lapping using special tools. The performance characteristics of precision machining of TBCs are studied experimentally at various cutting parameters by measuring the cutting forces Ft and Fn and surface roughness Ra. Optimum machining conditions for better performance are discussed. Further work shows a productive approach to the optimization of the multiple output characteristics based on the grey relation analysis to minimize Ft, Fn, and Ra using trials conducted according to the orthogonal array of Taguchi's method. The table and graphs for each level of the precision machining factors (type of coating, grinding wheel type, spray jet power, and standoff distance) are obtained. Using the ANOVA, the significant influence of the type of a grinding wheel has been revealed. An optimal combination of the input parameters was verified through a series of confirmation tests. It is proved that the above output quality characteristics would improve the efficiency through this approach. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/57d172397126f956,1b0bc5e9374e6e61,2c7196ca3c918323.html