ROUGHNESS CONVERSION CHART
Ra AA Centre Line Rt Rz Ry UEFCO ISO MCC
μm μinch Average μm μm JIS μm 1302
ISO 468 USA CLA μinch Germany average max.
e 4287 ASA B.46.1 UK in 10 height
BS 1134 points
0.006 0.25 N01
0.012 0.5 0.05 0.05 N0
0.025 1 0.25 0.1 0.1 N1
0.05 2 0.5 0.2 0.2 N2
0.1 4 4 0.8 0.4 0.4 N3 f5
0.2 8 8 1.6 0.8 0.8 fP N4
0.4 16 16 2.5 1.6 1.6 fP N5 f4
0.8 32 32 4 3.2 3.2 fG N6 f3
1.6 63 63 8 6.3 6.3 fF N7 f2
3.2 125 125 16 12.5 12.5 fO N8 f1
6.3 250 250 25 25 25 fO N9 f
12.5 500 500 50 50 50 fR N10
25 1000 1000 100 100 100 fT N11
50 2000 200 200 N12
100 4000 400 400 N13
200 8000 N14
SYMBOLS & FINISHING GRADE
Ra AA – CLA
Conventional symbols Surface description
μm μinch
0.025 1 Superfinishing
0.05 2 Burnishing diamond paste
0.1 4 Lapped, extremely fine finish, perfectly smooth
0.2 8 Lapped for seal joints
0.4 16 Ground, EDM
0.8 32 Machined, extremely fine finish
1.6 63 Machined, very smooth
3.2 125 Machined, smooth
6.3 250 Machined, medium finish
12.5 500 Machined, coarse
25 1000 ~ Raw material
50 2000 ~ Raw material
- Roughness is measured in a trasversal direction to
the main grooves.
- The mean arithmetical value “Ra” in μm is assumed
for roughness measurements.
- Rt: maximum value of roughness from the lowest to
the highest point.
1 𝑙
𝑅𝑎 = 𝑙 ∫0 𝑚|𝑦| 𝑑𝑥 - Rz: average roughness in 10 points.
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