Handbook of surface metrology. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David J. Whitehouse.
• Authors: Whitehouse, David J
• Contents: Foreword by Professor D. Dowson; ; GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF MEASUREMENT; Where does surface metrology fit in engineering metrology?; Importance of surface metrology; ; SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION-THE NATURE OF SURFACES AND THE SIGNALS OBTAINED FROM THEM; Surface roughness characterization; Waviness; Errors of form; Comparisons of definitions for surface metrology and coordinate measuring; Characterization of defect shapes on the surface; ; PROCESSING; Digital methods; Digital properties of random surfaces; Fourier transform and the FFT; Statistical parameters in digital form; Properties and implementation of ambiguity function and Wigner distribution function; Digital estimation of reference lines for surface metrology; Algorithms; Transformation in surface metrology; Graphical methods; Other methods of processing; Surface generation; ; INSTRUMENTATION; Introduction and historical; Measurement systems; Optical techniques for measurement of surfaces; Capacitance techniques for measurement of surfaces of slopes; Inductance techniques; Impedance technique-skin effect; Other non-standard techniques; Electron microscopy; Merit of transducers; ; ERRORS, CALIBRATION, TRACEABILITY AND STANDARDIZATION; Nature of errors; Deterministic or systematic error model; Basic components of accuracy evaluation; Basic error theory for a system; Propagation of errors; Some useful statistical tests for surfaces; Uncertainty in instruments-calibration in general; Calibration of stylus instruments; Calibration of form instruments; Parameter variation; National and international standards; Drawing symbols; ; SURFACE METROLOGY IN MANUFACTURE; Manufacturing processes; Cutting; Abrasive processes; Unconventional machining; Surface roughness produced by machining difficult materials; Surface effects other than geometry; Surface geometry-a fingerprint of manufacture; ; SURFACE GEOMET
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 516; Surfaces; Metrology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351442060
• Related ISBNs: 9781351442077
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