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Fundamentals of Engineering Surfaces

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Understanding engineered surfaces is very important for solving many scientific problems that involve friction, contact mechanics, heat conduction, electric current conduction, and component design. In this chapter, the fundamentals of engineering surfaces and surface texturing are discussed. Various surface layer types are defined, and techniques for generating and characterizing them are presented. Surface roughness measurement techniques to obtain and define roughness parameters using surface profilometry and optical methods are discussed in detail. Surface textures and structures are then classified in terms of various roughness parameters. Finally, experimental results that demonstrate the influence of surface texture on friction are discussed.

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, USA

    Pradeep L. Menezes & Michael R. Lovell

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    Satish V. Kailas

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  1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Pradeep L. Menezes

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Michael Nosonovsky

  3. Department of Marine Engineering, Texas A&M University, Galveston, Texas, USA

    Sudeep P. Ingole

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    Satish V. Kailas

  5. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Michael R. Lovell

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Questions

  1. 1.

    Explain various surface layers in detail using suitable schematic diagrams.

  2. 2.

    Explain various methods of characterizing surface layers.

  3. 3.

    Classify surface roughness parameters. Define any one surface roughness parameter under each classification using necessary diagrams and equations.

  4. 4.

    What is fractal dimension? List various methods to calculate fractal dimension.

  5. 5.

    Explain the terms skewness and kurtosis.

  6. 6.

    Explain autocorrelation and autocovariance functions.

  7. 7.

    Write a note on amplitude parameters.

  8. 8.

    Define the terms roughness and mean line.

  9. 9.

    Explain the differences between roughness and surface texture.

  10. 10.

    List various methods of preparation of surface textures.

  11. 11.

    Write a note on bearing length parameters and bearing ratio curve.

  12. 12.

    Explain various surface texture characterization techniques.

  13. 13.

    Explain contact and noncontact profilometers. List the advantages and disadvantages.

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Menezes, P.L., Kailas, S.V., Lovell, M.R. (2013). Fundamentals of Engineering Surfaces. In: Menezes, P., Nosonovsky, M., Ingole, S., Kailas, S., Lovell, M. (eds) Tribology for Scientists and Engineers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1945-7_1

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