Michigan Metrology Glossary of Texture Parameters
Michigan Metrology measurement reports contain an Excel spreadsheet with various surface texture parameters, which may include parameters from the following groups:
- 3D Height Parameters
- 3D Spatial Parameters
- 3D Functional Parameters
- 3D Hybrid Parameters
- 2D Stylus X and Y Parameters
- Legacy (WYKO) 3D Parameters.
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glossary will describe each of these surface roughness measurement parameters. The definitions and more
detailed discussions of the various surface texture parameters may be found
in the following references:
ISO 25178-2:2009 “Geometrical product specifications (GPS) – Surface
texture: Areal Part 2 Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters.
ISO 25178-3:2009 “Geometrical product specifications (GPS) – Surface
texture: Areal Part 3 Specification operators.
ISO 1302:2002 “Geometrical product specifications (GPS)- Indication
of surface texture in technical product documentation.
ANSI/ASME B46.1-2002 "Surface Texture (Surface Roughness, Waviness
and Lay)," American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2002.
ISO 4287:1997 “Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Surface texture:
Profile method - Terms, definitions and surface texture parameters”
ISO 13565-2:1996 “Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) - Surface
texture: Profile method; Surfaces having stratified functional
properties - Part 2: Height characterization using the linear material
ratio curve”
D. J. Whitehouse, Handbook of Surface Metrology, Institute of Physics
Bristol, 1994.
Leigh Mummery, Surface Texture Analysis, The Handbook Hommelwerke
GmbH, 1992 ( (203) 827-8500)
H. Dagnall M.A., Exploring Surface Texture, Rank Taylor Hobson Limited,
Leicester, England, 1986 ( (800) 872-7265)
K. J. Stout, Development of Methods for the Characterisation of Roughness
in Three Dimensions, 2000, Penton Press,
London, UK ISBN 1 8571 8023 2.
