How much has a surface worn? The answer can be more complicated than it seems…Accurate wear analysis is critical for designing surfaces in contact. Unfortunately, mistakes are common when assessing actual wear depth. This article discusses micro vs macro wear and how to accurately analyze both.
All plateau honed surfaces are not created equal. Learn about the different categories of plateau honed surface in this article. As it turns out, each is best controlled using different sets of surface texture parameters.
The Pit and Porosity analysis is a highly interactive tool that lets you slice through a surface to look at the voids/pores at every level. It makes it easy to visualize and explore potential leak paths, as well as calculating statistics to quantify surface porosity.
Can we measure waviness on a CMM? That depends on two things: 1. Is my CMM accurate enough, and 2. Can a CMM stylus (ball) actually detect waviness? In this post we discuss the types of CMM systems and their suitability for measuring waviness.
This tutorial discusses a step-by-step, visual approach to surface texture measurement. The process, which is the basis of the OmniSurf3D software, allows designers, managers, process engineers and lab staff to explore surface texture. OmniSurf3D provides a common language for understanding and communicating surface texture, to help improve component performance.
Roughness control is important on many surfaces. Unfortunately, some of these surfaces can be relatively short – making it difficult to perform “traditional” roughness measurements. What if your surface isn’t that long? This post describes some available options when the evaluation length is short…as well as some things NOT to do…