Recent Trends in Roughness Measurement and Data Analysis of Machined Surfaces (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 458
Special Issue Editor
Interests: surface topography; measurement; measurement errors; measurement noise; data analysis; data processing errors; surface treatment; machining; manufacturing
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Dear Colleagues,
There are many issues surrounding the processes of measurement and received data assessments of surface quality. Surface roughness characterisation plays a significant role in the consideration of many ‘engineering-surface’ properties. Measurement and data analysis of the geometric features of machined elements, including roughness consideration, are particularly important while defining the functional performance of surfaces. This issue can be classified as necessary when the process of control in manufacturing is provided. Calculation of the values of surface roughness parameters and, respectively, accurate characterisation of surface properties is crucial in materials manufacturing and many other areas of mechanical engineering.
Recent advantages in surface roughness characterisation techniques require guidance for regular users. Moreover, advantages in software and various data analysis procedures must be proposed appropriately. Therefore, mindful users should be aware that roughness evaluation can be affected by various errors, including data processing issues. Many of the recent studies contain sophisticated algorithms and approaches that must be applied in a certain way.
This Special Issue, titled ‘Recent Trends in Roughness Measurement and Data Analysis of Machined Surfaces (2nd Edition)’, aims to collect current high-quality results considering errors in measurement and data analysis of surface roughness and, simultaneously, widely review results that focus on the functional properties of machined elements. Simulation, modelling and experimental methods are welcome.
Research areas may include (but are not limited to):
- Recent developments in surface roughness measurement.
- Presentation of advanced methods and approaches of surface topography analysis.
- Theoretical and experimental research, knowledge and new ideas in definition of measurement noise in surface texture analysis.
- Recent developments in measurement uncertainty characterisation.
- Characterisation of different surface topographies with a specification of roughness parameters.
- Experimental and processing high-performance materials with their tribological properties.
- Understanding surface characterisation with minimisation of errors in surface roughness parameters calculation and data analysis processes.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Przemysław Podulka
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface metrology
- roughness measurement
- surface topography characterisation
- functional materials
- measurement noise
- measurement uncertainty
- data analysis errors
- surface topography creation in machining (manufacturing)
- surface topography modification (wear assessment)
- manufacturing metrology
- machined surfaces
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