Table 2 Analysis of variance for response measures.

From: Experimental investigation and parametric optimization of machinability and surface characteristics in wire EDM of Inconel 718

A. Machining time

Source

DF

Seq SS

Contribution

Adj SS

Adj MS

F-value

P-value

Current (A)

2

178,050

57.62%

178,050

89025.1

149.98

0.000

Pulse duration (µs)

3

61,272

19.83%

61,272

20424.1

34.41

0.000

Pulse interval (µs)

3

46,562

15.07%

46,562

15520.6

26.15

0.000

Error

39

23,149

7.49%

23,149

593.6

Total

47

309,034

100.00%

S = 24.3634; R2 = 92.51%; R2(adj) = 90.97%; PRESS = 35066.5; R2(pred) = 88.65%

B. Material removal rate

Source

DF

Seq SS

Contribution

Adj SS

Adj MS

F-value

P-value

Current (A)

2

0.004962

51.55%

0.004962

0.002481

142.50

0.000

Pulse duration (µs)

3

0.002369

24.62%

0.002369

0.000790

45.37

0.000

Pulse interval (µs)

3

0.001615

16.78%

0.001615

0.000538

30.92

0.000

Error

39

0.000679

7.05%

0.000679

0.000017

Total

47

0.009625

100.00%

-

S = 0.0041724; R2 = 92.95%; R2(adj) = 91.50%; PRESS = 0.0010285; R2(pred) = 89.31%

C. Surface roughness

Source

DF

Seq SS

Contribution

Adj SS

Adj MS

F-value

P-value

Current (A)

2

14.9317

80.63%

14.9317

7.46586

439.60

0.000

Pulse duration (µs)

3

2.7551

14.88%

2.7551

0.91838

54.08

0.000

Pulse interval (µs)

3

0.1693

0.91%

0.1693

0.05645

3.32

0.029

Error

39

0.6624

3.58%

0.6624

0.01698

Total

47

18.5185

100.00%

S = 0.130320; R2 = 96.42%; R2(adj) = 95.69%; PRESS = 1.00333; R2(pred) = 94.58%

  1. DF: degree of freedom; Seq: sequential; SS: sum of square; Adj: adjusted; MS: mean of square.