Surface Roughness

Basics

• The Measure of a Surface's Roughness
• Easy to understand from a Human Tactile sense, more complex to describe it in an objective and mathematical sense
• It is done though, and of use in many fields such as Optics , Bearings, Surface Finishes etc

Internal Links

• Grain Size / Sandpaper Grit etc are closely related along with Lapping

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Surface Roughness
• A Video by the YouTube Channel "New Mind" Titled "The Science Of Flatness" ( ~12 Minute Watch )
  • Absolutely AMAZING video (and channel for that matter...) that goes over the history and science of it all