Effect of Friction Coefficient in Friction Stir Welding of B4C Reinforced AA5083 Metal Matrix Composites and Use of Fuzzy Clustering Technique for Weld Strength Prediction

Table 4

Comparison of test results.

Flower pollination algorithm (optimized parameters)					Confirmation test	Prediction model
Tool	Speed(rpm)	Feed (mm/m)	Axial force (kN)	UTS (MPa)	UTS (MPa)	UTS (MPa)
TiN	1540	20	6	136.40	135.62	135.47
AlCrN	1800	20	6	152.08	150.45	151.62
DLC	1360	55	8	132.42	131.77	131.64