Expt. No. 04 Surface Roughness Tester
Expt. No. 04 Surface Roughness Tester
Experiment No:
Department: Mechanical Academic Year: 20 - 20 Semester: I / II
Learning Objectives- To measure surface roughness of various objects by understanding the procedure and
physically using surface roughness tester.
Equipments required: Surface roughness tester, various objects like tile, wood, metal, paper etc.
MAKE: Mitutoyo.
Theory:
Procedure:
1. Switch on the instrument.
2. Clean the surfaces to be measured.
3. Keep the master test surface on the surface plate. Take the first reading on the test
piece and note down the reading.
4. Adjust the cutoff length and take another reading. Note down the readings.
Observations:
1 Shaping
2 Surface Grinding
3 Facing
4 Lapping
5 Ceramic tile
6 Wood
7 Paper
8 Glossy Paper
Conclusion: