Taguchi Method Applied to a Heat Treatment Process for Steel Sean Gant Jay Lee
Level 1Level 2 Temperature oCoC Quenching Rate35140 o C/s Cooling Time1300s Carbon Content16wt% C CO 2 Concentration520% EXAMPLE Heat treatment process used to harden steel components
OBJECTIVE Determine which process parameters have the greatest impact on the hardness of the steel components
ARRAY SELECTION 5 process parameters + 2 Levels = L8 Array ExperimentP1P2P3P4P5P6P
Experiment Carbon Content (wt% C) Quenching Rate ( o C/s) Cooling Time (s) CO 2 Concentration (mol %) Temperature ( o C)
RUNNING EXPERIMENTS Run 4 trials for each experiment ExperimentT1T2T3T
Taguchi EquationsSample Calculations for first experiment
ExperimentP1P2P3P4P5SN
Table of the average SN value for each factor Δ = Max – Min The Parameter with the highest value of delta is the most important parameter to investigate (P2 – Quenching Rate) LevelP1P2P3P4P Δ