INTRODUCTION 1 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 METHODOLOGY 23 RESULT DISCUSSION 36

v TABLE OF CONTENT Abstrak i Abstract ii Dedication iii Acknowledgement iv Table of Content v List of Tables viii List of Figures ix List Abbreviations, Symbols and Nomenclatures xi

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Background 1 1.2 Problem Statement 3 1.3 Objectives 3 1.4 Scope of Study 4 1.5 Organization of Final Project 4 1.6 Summary 5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.1 Introduction

6 2.2 Drilling Machine Operation 7 2.2.1 Types of Drilling Machine 8 2.2.2 Types of Drill 10 2.2.3 Drilling Characteristics 12 2.3 CNC Vertical Milling Machine 12 2.4 Process Parameters 13 2.4.1 Spindle Speed 13 2.4.2 Drill Diameter 14 2.4.3 Feed Sending Speed 14 2.5 Drilling Characteristics 15 2.5.1 Surface Integrity 15 vi 2.5.2 Material Removal Rate 16 2.5.3 Surface Roughness 16 2.6 Material Workpiece 17 2.7 Design of Experiment 18 2.7.1 Response Surface Method RSM 19 2.7.2 Central Composite Design CCD 20 2.7.3 Analysis of Variance ANOVA 20 2.8 Review on Drilling Research 20

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY 23

3.1 Introduction 23 3.2 Research Planning 23 3.2.1 Flowchart 24 3.3 Specimen Preparation 25 3.4 Tool Preparation 27 3.5 Machine and Measurement Equipment 27 3.5.1 Band Saw 27 3.5.2 Conventional Milling Machine 28 3.5.3 CNC Vertical Milling Machine 29 3.5.4 Portable Surface Roughness Tester 29 3.5.5 Portable Microscope 30 3.5.6 Mettle Teldo Machine 30 3.6 Experimental Setup 31 3.6.1 Experimental Matrix 32 3.7 Design of Experiment DOE 33 3.7.1 Response Surface Method using Minitab 17 Statistical Software 33

CHAPTER 4: RESULT DISCUSSION 36

4.1 Experimental Matrix 36 4.2 Experimental Result 38 4.3 Analysis of the Result 42 4.3.1 Analysis Result of Material Removal Rate 42 4.3.1.1 Analysis of Variance ANOVA 42 vii 4.3.1.2 Main Effect Plot for Material Removal Rate 44 4.3.1.3 Surface Plot for Material Removal Rate 45 4.3.1.4 Interaction Plot for Material Removal Rate 46 4.3.1.3 Regression Equation for MRR 46 4.3.2 Analysis Result of Surface Roughness 47 4.3.2.1 Analysis of Variance ANOVA 47 4.3.2.2 Main Effect Plot for Surface Roughness 48 4.3.2.3 Surface Plot for Surface Roughness 49 4.3.2.4 Interaction Plot for Surface Roughness 50 4.3.2.3 Regression Equation for Surface Roughness 50 4.3.3 Surface Appearance 51 4.3.3.1 Surface Appearance of Minimum Surface Roughness 51 4.3.3.2 Surface Appearance of Maximum Surface Roughness 52 4.4 Response Optimisation 53 4.4 Discussion 54

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION RECOMMENDATIOS 55