Material Surface Topography Measurement, Analysis and Characterization (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 370
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Interests: machining; polymer composite; metal alloys; defect detection; surface layer
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Interests: machining; brushing and shot peening; metal alloys; surface layer
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Topography is of great importance for the functional behavior of the surface, strongly interacting with material properties and operating conditions. The characterization of surface topography includes measurement, visualization, and quantification, which currently involves mainly digital techniques and the extensive use of computers: data acquisition, conditioning, visualization, elaboration, and quantification.
The goal of this Special Issue is to present new methods and directions in the characterization of the microtopographic surface in relation to its material structure. Papers on the novelty of various surface topography measurement, analysis, and characterization techniques are expected, but papers on new perspectives on the characterization of engineering surfaces in production and tribological operation may also be accepted.
Dr. Krzysztof Ciecieląg
Prof. Dr. Kazimierz Zaleski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- measurements of the surface topography of materials
- characterization and modeling of the surface topography of materials
- analysis and characterization of surface texture features
- visual features of the surface of the material
- tribological properties of the surface topography of materials
- models of the shaping and optimization of surface topography
- characteristics of the topography of worn surfaces
- surface characteristics in additive manufacturing
- topography of the surface of composite materials
- surface topography of porous materials and foams
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