THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF THE MACHINED SURFACE BASED ON THE NON-PARAMETRIC AND PARAMETRIC DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TOPOGRAPHY

摘要

The shaping of the functional properties of the surface of an object in a technological process plays a key role in the later operation of this object. The paper presents the results of the tests performed on the surface topography of objects made of a selected hard-to-machine material, i.e., titanium alloy. Two measuring devices were used in the research, an interference microscope, and a scanning electron microscope, which enabled the comprehensive (non-parametric and parametric) description of surface topography obtained for three different finishing parameters. It was noted that, in addition to material properties, in the evaluation of the functional properties of a surface, it is important to carry out not only the qualitative, but also quantitative analysis of the machined surface topography.