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 \n## H.Surface Finish\n\nForm—waviness—roughnessFiltering—analog vs.digital,cutoffsSkids—skidlessDiamond tips  \nMean line—magnificationParameters  \nⅢ.GeometryReference circlesRoundness specificationFiltersUPR  \nSetup—center and tiltEccentricityConcentricitySquarenessStraightnessCoaxialityParallelismCylindricity  \n# IV.Sources of Error\n\n4  \n# I.Introduction\n\nSurface finish and geometry should be measured for two reasons:  \n1.To ensure correct product performance  \n2.To control the manufacturing process  \nThe second reason is very often not utilized because the manufacturer does not under-stand the interrelationship between finish,geometry and the manufacturing process.Theresult is that processes usually are not operating at maximum efficiency and very often com-ponents are being overprocessed.Overprocessing can be very expensive in terms of manu-facturing costs and end product cost to the consumer.This can cause a company to be lesscompetitive,and in today's international market,that could be disastrous.  \nControl of the surface finish and geometry also ensures that the final product perfoms asoriginally intended by the design engineer.If the surface is doing work (i.e.,transferring ener-gy)by a rotational movement for instance,then several things must be controlled.  \nGenerally,some sort of lubrication retention must be obtained on the surface,therefore,deep valleys in the finish are desired.At the same time a large plateau of surface peaks isdesired to support the loading of forces.  \nIn order to produce this type of surface,several surface finish parameters should be mea-sured.They should ideally contain a minimum of one amplitude,one spacing and one hybridparameter.For instance,Rz,Sm and Tp.(These are explained later.)  \nEfficiency of energy transfer (ease of doing the work)and produc","cbCaisMGFXY8ycko","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisMGFXY8ycko","pdf",1349184,25,"English","# Preface - Surface Roughness, Form and Geometry Measurement\n## Introduction\n## I. 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