Surfaces generated by abrasive finishing processes as self-affine fractals
by T.R. Thomas, B-G. Rosen
International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering (IJSURFSE), Vol. 3, No. 4, 2009

Abstract: Self-affine fractals offer a tool for characterising surface roughness. Fractal parameters are scale-invariant and can be derived from the Structure Function (SF): if computation of the SF is not practicable then parameters can be derived from roughness parameters available on many commercial software packages. The three-dimensional SF gives information about anisotropy. SFs can offer a demonstration of the effect of wear on surface topography in tribological investigations. Finally the SF can be used with material properties to obtain a low-pass cutoff for the calculation of surface data for use in rough contact mechanics.

Online publication date: Wed, 22-Jul-2009

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Surface Science and Engineering (IJSURFSE):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com