An Overview of Surface Roughness Measurements: Choice of Technique and Analysis
Get practical guidance and understand key considerations for choosing between contact vs. non-contact surface roughness measurement methods
PRESENTATION HIGHLIGHTS:
- [00:03:44] The importance of surface texture
- [00:07:59] Techniques to measure surface texture
- [00:23:11] How to choose the correct surface measurement instrument
- [00:25:06] Highlighting and comparing Bruker's Dektak and Optical profilers
- [00:25:06] Roughness norms and standards
- [00:41:25] Areal roughness and 2D/3D roughness parameters
LIVE AUDIENCE Q&A:
- [00:49:41] How do you decide the filter cut-off if you are not aware of the manufacturing process of the surface?
- [00:51:46] Does leveling the raw data multiple times increase the error?
- [00:52:32] Can you elaborate more about the Ra roughness parameter?
