The Rt surface roughness parameter is the Total Height of the roughness profile. It is the height of the highest peak relative to the deepest valley. The calculation can also be performed on the waviness profile (Wt) and the primary profile (Pt). Learn more about surface texture parameters in our Texture Parameter Video library.
The Rsk surface roughness parameter describes the distribution of heights in the surface roughness, showing whether the distribution is relatively random or if it skews toward a great amount or peak or valley material. The same calculation can be performed on the waviness profile (Wsk) or primary profile (Psk). View more surface texture parameters in … Read more
The Rq surface texture parameter is the root mean square of surface roughness. Rq is like calculating a standard deviation. If the surface has a relatively bell shaped distribution of heights with few outlying peaks and valleys, Rq can describe how a surface may scatter light, hold lubrication, etc. Rq is calculated from the roughness … Read more
The Rku surface roughness parameter, kurtosis, is a measure of unexpected things in surface rtexture ndata. It tells us something about the extremes, and perhaps unexpected, peaks or valleys in the roughness profile. The same calculation can be performed on the waviness profile (Wku) or primary profile (Pku). View more surface texture parameters in our … Read more
The Rdr parameter, Developed Length Ratio, is a measure of the distance of the path you’d “walk along” the roughness profile vs the measured distance in x. The same calculation can be applied to the waviness profile (Wdr) or primary profile (Pdr). View more surface texture parameters in our Texture Parameter Video library.
The Rdl surface texture parameter is the Developed Length of the roughness profile. Thie Rdl parameter looks at the length we’d travel along surface texture as if we were walking along a shoreline. The same calculation can be performed on the waviness profile (Wdl) or primary profile (Pdl). View more surface texture parameters in our … Read more