Optimizing the Parameters of Spark Plasma Sintering to Enhance the Hardness of MgO/TiC Composites

Table 9

ANOVA analysis for the mean of experimental density.

ANOVA response table for experimental density
Source	DF	Seq SS	Adj SS	Adj MS	F values	values
Sintering temperature (°C)	2	0.0039603	0.0039603	0.0019802	3.37	0.230
Sintering pressure (MPa)	2	0.0033939	0.0033939	0.0016970	2.89	0.259
Sintering time (min)	2	0.0003386	0.0003386	0.0001693	0.30	0.778
Error	2	0.0011793	0.0011793	0.0005897
Total	8	0.0088719
Ranking response table for experimental density
Level		Sintering temperature (°C)		Sintering pressure (MPa)		Sintering time (min)
1		1.741		1.746		1.775
2		1.791		1.779		1.779
3		1.771		1.792		1.764
Delta		0.052		0.047		0.016
Rank		1		2		3