Calibration and verification of areal surface texture measuring instruments

• Published in: CIRP annals Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 797 - 813
• Main Authors: Leach, R.K., Giusca, C.L., Haitjema, H., Evans, C., Jiang, X.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2015
• Subjects: Calibration; Topography; Uncertainty; Uncertainty; Topography; Calibration
• ISSN: 0007-8506
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2015.05.010

In this paper, the calibration and verification infrastructure to support areal surface texture measurement and characterisation will be reviewed. A short historical overview of the subject will be given, along with a discussion of the most common instruments and directions of current international...