摘要：In order to produce any product with desired quality by machining, proper selection of process parameters is essential. This can be accomplished by Taguchi approach. The aim of the present work is to investigate the effects of process parameters on surface finish and material removal rate (MRR) to obtain the optimal setting of these process parameters. And the Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA) is also used to analyze the influence of cutting parameters during machining. In this work, AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel work pieces are turned on computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathe by using Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) coated cermet insert (TiCN- TiN) of 0.4 and 0.8 mm nose radii. The results revealed that the feed and nose radius is the most significant process parameters on work piece surface roughness. However, the depth of cut and feed are the significant factors on MRR. Optimal range and optimal level of parameters are also predicted for responses.
