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Table 10.

Kerf taper using Taguchi method vs. RSM for the validation experiments.

Confirmation experiment Power Oxygen pressure Frequency Cutting speed Kerf taper (deg) Taguchi
Kerf taper (deg) RSM
Mean S/N Standard deviation Mean S/N Standard deviation
1 150 1.5 75 25 0.416 7.608 0.02512 0.4435 8.840 0.0616
2 250 2.5 125 35 0.793 2.011 0.02800 0.8442 3.639 0.1194
3 350 2.75 175 15 1.125 −1.023 0.15708 1.1453 0.510 0.1845
4 450 0.50 65 12 0.496 6.089 0.00917 0.5169 8.609 0.0687
5 550 0.25 190 18 0.357 8.895 0.04769 0.3664 8.145 0.0865
6 200 1 200 40 0.074 22.589 0.00700 0.0722 12.96 0.0474
7 600 3 50 10 1.716 −4.697 0.09276 1.7206 −9.63 0.2080
8 400 2 125 25 0.894 0.955 0.07142 0.8873 1.627 0.1215
9 200 3 200 10 1.024 −0.218 0.06756 1.0756 6.413 0.1980
10 600 1 50 40 0.711 2.938 0.06582 0.7172 2.760 0.0574

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