Research Article
Optimizing the Parameters of Spark Plasma Sintering to Enhance the Hardness of MgO/TiC Composites
Table 8
Results from experiments sorted by sintering parameters, with emphasis on mean density and signal-to-noise ratio.
| Experimental run | Sintering factor’s | Responses (experimental density, S/N ratio) | Sintering temperature | Sintering pressure | Sintering time | TD | Mean ED | SD | Porosity | Mean signal to noise ratio | (°C) | (MPa) | (minutes) | (g/cm3) | (g/cm3) | (%) | (dB) |
| 1 | 500 | 35 | 15 | 1.81 | 1.721 | 0.035767 | 4.57 | 4.73617 | 2 | 500 | 45 | 20 | 1.81 | 1.741 | 0.002110 | 3.57 | 4.82660 | 3 | 500 | 55 | 25 | 1.81 | 1.761 | 0.025828 | 2.165 | 4.95175 | 4 | 550 | 35 | 20 | 1.81 | 1.781 | 0.003175 | 1.07 | 5.04905 | 5 | 550 | 45 | 25 | 1.81 | 1.791 | 0.000412 | 0.45 | 5.10270 | 6 | 550 | 55 | 15 | 1.81 | 1.801 | 0.001626 | 0.26 | 5.11976 | 7 | 600 | 35 | 25 | 1.81 | 1.721 | 0.014249 | 4.75 | 4.71977 | 8 | 600 | 45 | 15 | 1.81 | 1.791 | 0.000657 | 4.57 | 5.07017 | 9 | 600 | 55 | 20 | 1.81 | 1.801 | 0.001820 | 3.57 | 5.11514 |
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