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Surface Texture or Surface Topography Surface texture or surface topography is the local deviations of a surface from a perfectly flat plane. The measure of the surface texture is generally determined in terms of its roughness, waviness and form[1].

Surface texture is one of the important factors that control friction and transfer layer formation during sliding[2]. Surface Textures can be isotropic or anisotropic [2, 3]. Sometimes, stick-slip friction phenomena can be observed during sliding depending on surface texture [4-6].

References [1]. Pradeep L. Menezes, Role of surface texture on friction and transfer layer formation - A study using pin-on-plate sliding tester, Ph.D. Thesis, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, 2008. [2]. Pradeep L. Menezes, Kishore and Satish V. Kailas, Studies on friction and transfer layer using inclined scratch, Tribology International, 39(2), 2006, 175–183. [3]. Pradeep L. Menezes, Kishore and Satish V. Kailas, Effect of roughness parameter and grinding angle on coefficient of friction when sliding of Al-Mg alloy over EN8 steel, ASME: Journal of Tribology, 128(4), 2006, 697-704. [4]. Pradeep L. Menezes, Kishore and Satish V. Kailas, Influence of surface texture on coefficient of friction and transfer layer formation during sliding of pure magnesium pin on 080 M40 (EN8) steel plate, Wear, 261(5-6), 2006, 578-591. [5]. Pradeep L. Menezes, Kishore and Satish V. Kailas, Effect of directionality of unidirectional grinding marks on friction and transfer layer formation of Mg on steel using inclined scratch test, Materials Science and Engineering A, 429(1-2), 2006, 149-160. [6]. P. L. Menezes, Kishore and Satish V. Kailas, Studies on friction and transfer layer: Role of surface texture, Tribology Letters, 24(3), 2006, 265-273.