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Parameter Name
Symbol
Family
2D Average Roughness
Ra
Legacy Parameters
Angular Power Spectral Density Function
APSDF
3D Spatial Parameters
Areal Material Ratio
Smr(c)
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Autocorrelation Function
ACF
3D Spatial Parameters
Autocorrelation Length
Sal
3D Spatial Parameters
Average Maximum Height of the Surface
Rz
Legacy Parameters
Average Maximum Peak Height
Rpm
Legacy Parameters
Average Maximum Profile Height Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rz
2D Stylus
Average Maximum Valley Depth
Rvm
Legacy Parameters
Average Roughness
Sa
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Average Roughness Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Ra
2D Stylus
Band Pass Filter
Band Pass Filter
3D Filtering
Core Material Volume
Vmc(p,q)
3D Functional Parameters
Core Roughness Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Core Roughness Depth
Sk
3D Functional Parameters
Core Void Volume
Vvc(p,q)
3D Functional Parameters
Dale Void Volume
Vvv(p)
3D Functional Parameters
Developed Interfacial Area Ratio
Sdr
3D Hybrid Parameters
F-Operator
λf
3D Filtering
Inverse Areal Material Ratio
Sdc(mr)
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Kurtosis
Sku
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Long Wavelength Pass Filter
S-Filter
3D Filtering
Material Ratio
mr
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Material Volume
Vm(mr)
3D Functional Parameters
Maximum Height of Surface
Sz
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Maximum Peak Height
Sp
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Maximum Profile Height Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rt
2D Stylus
Maximum Valley Depth
Sv
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Mean Profile Spacing Along X,Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rsm
2D Stylus
Mean Summit Curvature
Ssc
3D Hybrid Parameters
Normalized Surface Volume
NormVolume
Legacy Parameters
Notch Filter
Notch Filter
3D Filtering
Peak Density Along X,Y
Stylus (X,Y) Pc or Rpc
2D Stylus
Peak Extreme Height
Sxp (p,q)
3D Functional Parameters
Peak Material Portion
SMr1
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Peak Material Volume
Vmp(p)
3D Functional Parameters
Reduced Peak Height
Spk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Peak Height Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rpk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Peak Height to Core Roughness Ratio
Spk/Sk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Peak Height to Reduced Valley Depth Ratio
Spk/Svk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Valley Depth
Svk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Valley Depth Along X, Y
Stylus (X,Y) Rvk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Reduced Valley Depth to Core Roughness Ratio
Svk/Sk
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Root Mean Square Profile Wavelength Along (X, Y)
Stylus (X,Y) λq
2D Stylus
Root Mean Square Roughness
Sq
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Root Mean Square Slope Along X,Y
Stylus (X,Y) Δq
2D Stylus
Root Mean Square Slope in X,Y
Slope Rq (X,Y)
Legacy Parameters
Root Mean Square Surface Slope
Sdq
3D Hybrid Parameters
Short Wavelength Pass Filter
L-Filter
3D Filtering
Skewness
Ssk
3D Height (Amplitude) Parameters
Stylus Pc Ratio
Stylus X Pc/ Stylus Y Pc
2D Stylus
Stylus Ra Ratio
Stylus X Ra/Stylus Y Ra
2D Stylus
Stylus Rz Ratio
Stylus X Rz/Stylus Y Rz
2D Stylus
Stylus Δq Ratio
Stylus X Δq/Stylus Y Δq
2D Stylus
Stylus λq Ratio
Stylus X λq/Stylus Yλq
2D Stylus
Summit Density
Sds
3D Hybrid Parameters
Surface Area Index
SAI
Legacy Parameters
Texture Aspect Ratio
Str
3D Spatial Parameters
Texture Direction
Std
3D Spatial Parameters
Valley Material Portion
SMr2
Material Ratio - Bearing Area
Void Volume
Vv(mr)
3D Functional Parameters