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Surface roughness or simply roughness is the quality of a surface of not being smooth and it is hence linked to human (haptic) perception of the surface texture. From a mathematical perspective it is related to the spatial variability structure of surfaces, and inherently it is a multiscale property. It has different interpretations and definitions…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface roughness | is a | component of surface finish | 0.90 | text |
| surface fractality provide more meaningful predictions of mechanical interactions at surfaces including contact stiffness | instance of | cross-scale descriptors | 0.80 | text |
| static friction.Although a high roughness value is often undesirable | instance of | cross-scale descriptors | 0.80 | text |
| it can be difficult | instance of | cross-scale descriptors | 0.80 | text |
| expensive to control in manufacturing | instance of | cross-scale descriptors | 0.80 | text |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | Areal | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | ISO | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | The | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | Sa | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | Sq | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | Sz | 0.60 | section |
| Surface roughness | related to Areal roughness parameters | Many | 0.60 | section |
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