Article | REF: R1231 V1

Surface finishes - Measurement

Author: Bernard RAPHET

Publication date: June 10, 2006

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2. Surface finish measurement equipment

There are several ways of assessing surface condition, which can be divided into two groups depending on whether the assessment is carried out on a surface or on a profile. These means are used :

  • or commonly used in industry, touch probes, viso-tactile comparison samples;

  • or, more rarely, for specific applications, non-contact probing devices, optical methods, etc;

  • or, even more rarely, in R&D laboratories, using optical methods and photogrammetry.

In industry, the most widely used method is the probe-based surface roughness tester, with the probe in contact with the surface to be characterized.

2.1 Touch probe devices

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