IS 4290 ( Part 2 ) : 1992

IS0 2632-2 : 1985

( Reaffirmed 2001 )

ROUGHNESS COMPARISON SPECIMENS

PART 2 SPARK-ERODED, SHOT-BLASTED AND GRIT-BLASTED, AND POLISHED

( First Revision )

UDC 620’179’118 : 620’115’82

@ BIS 1992

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Engineering Metrology Sectional Committee, LMD 05

NATIONAL FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) which is identical with IS0 2632-2 : 1985 ‘Roughness
comparison specimens - Part 2 : Spark-eroded, shot-blasted and grit-blasted, and polished’,
issued by the International Organization for Standardization ( IS0 ) was adopted by the Bureau
of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Engineering Metrology Sectional Committee
( LMD 05 ) and approval of the Light Mechanical Engineering Division Council.
The original version of this standard IS 4290 : 1968 ‘Specification for roughness comparison
specimens’ was based on BS 2634 ( Parts 1 to 3 ) ‘Specification for roughness comparison
specimens’, issued by the British Standards Institution. Harmonization of the standard with
International Standard has been made by the adoption of IS0 2632 ( Parts 1 to 3 ) in three
parts of IS 4290. The other two parts in the series are:

Part 1 Roughness comparison specimens - Turned, ground, bored, milled, shaped and
planed
Part 3 Roughness comparison specimens - Cast surfaces
Wherever the words ‘International Standard’ appear referring to this standard, they should be
read as ‘Indian Standard’.
Comma ( , ) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standards, the current practice
is to use point ( . ) as the decimal marker.
In this adopted standard, reference appears to certain International Standards for which Indian
Standards also exist. The corresponding Indian Standards which are to be substituted in their
place are listed below along with their degree of equivalence for the editions indicated:
International Corresponding Indian Standard Degree of
Standard Equivalence

IS0 3 IS 1076 ( Part 1 ) : 1985 Preferred numbers - Identical

Series of preferred numbers
IS0 1302 IS 10719 : 1983 Method of indicating surface Identical
texture on technical drawings
IS0 2632-l IS 4290 ( Part 1 ) : 1992 Roughness comparison Identical
specimens: Part 1 Turned, ground, bored, milled,
shaped and planed ( first revision )
IS0 2632-3 IS 4290 ( Part 3 ) : 1992 Roughness comparison Identical
specimens: Part 3 Cast surfaces ( first revision )

The concerned technical committee has reviewed the provisions of IS0 468, IS0 1880, IS0 3274
and IS0 4287-l referred in this adopted standard and has decided that they are acceptable for
use in conjunction with this standard.
 IS4290( Part 2):1992
ISO2632-2:1985

Indian Standard
ROUGHNESS COMPARISON SPECIMENS
PART 2 SPARK-ERODED, SHOT-BLASTED AND GRIT-BLASTED, AND POLISHED

( First Revision )

1 Scope and field of application and appearance of the particular production process and
roughness grade, and to enable workshop personnel to
This part of IS0 2632 specifies the characteristics of specimens evaluate and control workpiece surfaces by tactile and visual
of spark-eroded, shot-blasted and grit-blasted, and polished comparison with the specimen surface.
surfaces which are intended for tactile and visual comparison
with workpiece surfaces of similar lay, produced by similar 3.2 lay: The direction of the predominant surface pattern,
manufacturing methods. ordinarily determined by the process used in producing the sur-
face.
It is complementary to IS0 2632/l and IS0 2632/3.
Other terms used to describe surface characteristics or measu-
rement are defined in IS0 4287/l.
2 References

IS0 3, Preferred numbers - Series of preferred numbers.

4 Methods of manufacture
IS0 468, Surface roughness - Parameters, their values and
The specimens shall be manufactured as follows:
general rules for specifying requirements.

a) by electro-forming positive replicas of master surfaces;

IS0 1302, Technical drawings - Method of indicating surface
texture on drawings.
b) by making positive replicas in plastics or other materials
of master surfaces which represent the feel and appearance
IS0 1880, Instruments for the measurement of surface rough-
of the natural manufactured surface;
ness by the profile method - Contact Istylus) instruments of
progressive profile transformation - Profile recording instru-
cl by direct application of the production process which
men ts.
the specimen is intended to represent (individually manufac-
tured specimens).
IS0 263211, Roughness comparison specimens - Part 7:
Turned, ground, bored, milled, shaped and planed.

5 Surface characteristics
IS0 263213, Roughness comparison specimens - Part3: Cast
surfaces.
Master surfaces for reproduction or their replicas, and in-
dividually manufactured specimens (see clause 4) shall exhibit
IS0 3274, Instruments for the measurement of surface
only the characteristics resulting from the natural action of the
roughness by the profile method - Contact fstylusl instru-
manufacturing process which they are intended to represent.
ments of consecutive profile transformation - Contact profile
meters, system M.

6 Ranges of roughness grades

IS0 428711, Surface roughness - Terminology - Part I: Sur-
face and its parameters.
The ranges of roughness grades shall be as given in table 1.

3 Definitions 7 Sampling lengths

3.1 roughness comparison specimen: A specimen sur- The sampling lengths given in table 2 shall be used in evaluating
face of a known surface roughness parameter representing a the specimens. In the case of repetitive profiles, the sampling
particular machining or other production process. The length shall be rounded-off to in&de the nearest greater whole
specimen is used in give design personnel guidance on the feel number of cycles.
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IS0 2632-2 : 1985

Table 1 - Ranges of roughness grades of roughness comparison specimens

Manufacturing methods
spark-eroded shot- and grit-blasted polished
Arithmetical mean deviation, R,

Pm uin um uin um uin

- - - - 0,006” 0.25’
- - - - 0,0125” 0.5’
- - - 0.025” 1”
- - - - 0,05 2
- - - - 0,l 4
- L 0.2 8 6.2 8
0,4 16 64 16 - _
0.8 32 0.8 32 - -
1,6 63 1,6 63 _ -
3.2 125 3.2 125 - -
6,3 260 6,3 250 - -
12,5 500 12.5 500 _ -
- - 25 1000 - -

l See note 3 below.

NOTES

1 The values’given in table 1 are selected from one of the preferred series of IS0 468. In cases when it is necessary to provide specimens in
intermediate values, these should be chosen from the R 10 series of preferred numbers (see IS0 3).

2 Certain of the finer values are included primarily to give design office personnel some idea of the differences that can be detected (between, for
example 0,006, 0.0125, 0,025, 0,05 and 0,l uml by visual means.

3 In actual measurements, the required accuracy may not be attainable to determine the values marked with an asterisk (“1.

Table 2 - Sampling lengths

Manufacturing methods
Arithmetical mean spark-eroded shot- and grit-blasted polished
deviation, R, Sampling lengths

um pin mm in mm in mm in

0,006 0.25 - - - - 0.66 0.003

0.0125 0.5 - Y - _ 068 0.003
0,025 1 - - - - 068 0.003
0105 2 - - - - 0,25 0.01
0,1 4 - - - - 0,25 0.01
0,2 8 - - 0.8 0.03 0,8 0.03
0.4 16 68 0.03 0,8 0.03 - I -
038 32 0.8 0.03 0.8 0.03 - -
186 63 0.8 0.03 0,8 0.03 - -
3.2 125 2,5 0.1 2.5 0.1 - -
6,3 250 2,5 0.1 2.5 0.1 - -
12,5 500 25 0.1 2.5 0.1 - -
25 1006 - - 2.5 0.1 - -

8 Calibration

Sufficient readings shall be taken across the direction of lay of the surface at evenly distributed positions to enable the mean value and
the standard deviation to be determined. 25 readings have been found sufficient for many engineering surfaces but this number may
be decreased for periodic surfaces or increased to meet excessive scatter of results.

The mean value of the readings shall not vary from the nominal value by an amount greater than the percentage of the nominal value
as given in table 3.

The standard deviation from the mean value shall not be greater than an amount equal to the percentage of the effective value as
given in table 3.

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IS0 2632-2 : 1995

The figures are to be based on readings obtained with an instrument working correctly, in accordance with IS0 1880 and IS0 3274. If
the instrument used for a determination has a known or assumed error, this error should be taken into consideration. If other numbers
of sampling lengths are included in the evaluation length, the value for the acceptable maximum of the standard deviation so derived
from the 25 readings shall be calculated from the formula:

where

o5 is the standard deviation from table 3 for five sampling lengths;

n is the number of sampling lengths in the evaluation length under consideration.

Table 3 - Tolerance values for roughness comparison specimens

Standard deviation (as a percentage of effective value)

Type of Tolerance on mean value
for evaluation length comprising
specimens (as a percentage of nominal value)
3 sampling lengths 4 sampling lengths 5 sampling lengths 6 sampling lengths

Spark-eroded + 12 - 17 15 13 12 11

Shot- and
grit-blasted + 12 - 17 15 13 12 11

Polished + 12 - 17 15 13 12 11

NOTE - The standard deviation for five sampling lengths in the evaluation length has been used for calculating the standard deviation for three, four
and six sampling lengths in the evaluation length.

9 Minimum specimen size

Comparison specimens shall be of a size adequate to permit initial and periodic verification. No side shall be shorter than 20 mm for R,
values of 0,006 to 6,3 pm; 30 mm for the R, value of 12,5 pm; 50 mm for the R, value of 25 pm.

10 Lay

10.1 Direction

The general direction of the lay should preferably be parallel to the shorter side of the specimen.

10.2 Lay characteristics

The lay characteristics are as given in table 4

Table 4 - Lay characteristics

Production process
Lay description Form of specimen
represented

spark-erosion flat
non-directional shot-blasting
flat
grit-blasting

flat
multi-directional polishing
convex-cylindrical

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IS0 2632-2 : 1985

11 Marking

Each specimen, or its mounting, shall be marked with the following:

al the “ISO” mark;

b) the nominal R, value, expressed in micrometres, and, where required, also in micro-inches;

c) the production process represented by the specimen, i.e. spark-eroded, shot-blasted, etc.

NOTES

1 Consideration will be given to the inclusion of requirements for marking the specimens with other parameters as these are defined and adopted.

2 Marking should not be applied to the reference surface of the specimen.

4 Reprography Unit, BE, New Delhi, India

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