Definition
Surface texture is the geometrical irregularities present at a surface. Surface texture does not include those geometrical irregularities contributing to the form or shape of the surface.
Theory and Application
Most manufactured parts rely on some form of control of their surface characteristics. The surface is usually defined as the feature on a component or device that interacts with the environment, in which the component is housed or in which the device operates, or with another surface (Leach et al. 2014). The surface topography, and of course the material characteristics, of a part can affect how two bearing parts slide together, how fluids interact with the part, or how the part looks and feels (Bruzzone et al. 2008; Thomas 2014).
Surface topography is defined (in Leach 2014) as the overall surface structure of a part (i.e., all the surface features treated as a continuum of spatial wavelengths), surface form as the underlying shape of a part (e.g., a cylinder liner...
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Leach, R. (2019). Surface Texture. In: Chatti, S., Laperrière, L., Reinhart, G., Tolio, T. (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53120-4_16799
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