Manufacturing Processes Lab MEM564 / LS2/Ziyadi Rev.

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Program Course

: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons) Manufacturing (EM221) Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical (EM220) : Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

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TITLE : Surface Roughness Measurement OBJECTIVE : To obtain the value of the roughness of a specimen by the CENTER LINE AVERAGE (CLA or R!"G#NE$$ AVERAGE (Ra metho% by using a Computeri&e% Roughness 'easuring 'achine( SPECIMEN & EQ IPTMENT : a b c $pecimen ) piston cylin%er A computeri&e% $urface Roughness 'achine *igital +lanimeter

T!EOR" : A surface can never be perfectly smooth an% ,ill al,ays have t,o components of surface te-ture namely roughness an% ,aviness as sho,n in figure .( they may vary from fine to coarse accor%ing to the machine process use%(

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A means of measuring surface finish that is normally use by I$! is the CLA metho%( It measures the average value of the %epartures of both that are above an% belo, the center line average of the surface through a prescribe sample length L ( The 'ean results if several sampling lengths ta4en consecutively ,ill give the actual roughness value of the surface of the component( CL# $ * # % &L ' M() 1here 23 * # $ Sum of area a*o(e an+ *e,o- the center ,.ne L $ Sam/,e ,ength &gra/h) M( $ Vert.ca, Magn.f.cat.on PROCE0 RE ON M#C!ININ1 PROCESS : . 7 8 9 $elect a cut off ,avelength of 5(6 mm by 6 sections on the machine( $et the machine to a vertical magnification to A"T! an% hori&ontal magnification too .55( +lace the component on the auto leveling table at a suitable position such that ,hen pic4 up hea% is lo,ere% 0 its stylus contacts the surface of the specimen( $et the machine ) rea%y to recor% the measurement( !btain the roughness profile graph foor the specimen(

PROCE0 RE ON M#N #L PROCESS : . 7 $tep by step proce%ure on the manual process( Insert pictures 0 graph an% etc(

RES LTS : . 7 Compare the computeri&e% results ,ith the manual ) calculate results ) percentage error( Tabulate your results(

REPORT : Each stu%ents shoul% submit a stan%ar% lab:technical report follo,ing the +! (+rogram !utcome format( Actual pictures of the machine 0 process 0 etc( ,oul% %efinitely ma4e your report ,riting more impressive( 0ISC SSION : . 7 8 Comment on any variations in results for the measure% profile 1hat are the possible errors involve%; 1hat are the necessary precautions;

CONCL SION :

Manufacturing Processes Lab MEM564 / LS2/Ziyadi Rev. $tate the outcome of the results an% analysis(

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