ISSN:
1573-2711
Keywords:
wear particles
;
surface topography
;
Hurst orientation transform
;
field emission scanning electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A modified Hurst orientation transform (HOT) method for characterization of wear particle surfaces is proposed and described in this paper. The method involves the calculation of self-affine Hurst coefficients in all directions and displays the calculated coefficient values in a form of rose plot. The calculation of individual Hurst coefficients, H, is based on the rescale range (r/s) analysis (r(d)/s∼ d H ). The rose plot is then used to obtain three texture surface parameters, i.e.: texture aspect ratio, texture minor axis and texture direction. The effectiveness of this modified HOT and resulting surface texture parameters was evaluated. The method was first applied to computer-generated images of isotropic and anisotropic particle fractal surfaces and then to field emission scanning electron microscope images of wear particles found in synovial joints. The ability of the surface parameters to reveal surface isotropy or anisotropy, measure roughness and determine the dominant direction of surface texture was assessed. The effects of measurement conditions such as noise, gain variations and focusing on the surface parameters were also investigated. The results demonstrate that the HOT and surface texture parameters developed can successfully be used in the characterization of wear particle surface topography.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1019188129186
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