ISO 1880-1979 PDF

Full title and description

Instruments for the measurement of surface roughness by the profile method — Contact (stylus) instruments of progressive profile transformation — Profile recording instruments. Second edition (ISO 1880:1979) specifying general characteristics and terminology for stylus/profile recording instruments used to measure surface roughness by the profile method.

Abstract

ISO 1880:1979 defines the class of contact (stylus) profile instruments of progressive profile transformation and profile recording instruments used to measure surface roughness. The standard gives general descriptions of instrument structure and the descriptors needed for profile evaluation to allow consistent application of profile-based surface texture measurements.

General information

• Status: Withdrawn.
• Publication date: November 1979 (Edition 2).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
• ICS / categories: 17.040.30 — Measuring instruments.
• Edition / version: Edition 2 (1979).
• Number of pages: 4 pages.

Scope

Applies to contact (stylus) instruments that obtain surface profiles by progressive profile transformation and to profile recording instruments used for the profile method of surface roughness measurement. The scope covers general instrument structure and the nominal characteristics which affect profile evaluation so that profile-based roughness measurements are applied consistently.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and vocabulary for stylus/profile recording instruments and profile descriptions.
• General structural description of contact (stylus) instruments and profile recording devices.
• Nominal characteristics of instruments that influence profile evaluation (e.g., tracing mechanism, recording characteristics and stylus interaction with the surface).
• Guidance to ensure measurements obtained by profilometers are comparable through specification of instrument-related factors.

Typical use and users

Used by metrology laboratories, instrument manufacturers, mechanical and materials engineers, quality assurance personnel and calibration laboratories concerned with surface texture measurement by the profile method. Typical applications include acceptance testing, equipment specification and procurement, and internal quality-control of profilometers and profile-recording devices.

Related standards

ISO 1880:1979 has been withdrawn and its subject matter incorporated into later standards. It was superseded by ISO 3274 (1996) which consolidated nominal characteristics of contact (stylus) instruments; subsequently the ISO 3274 line has been addressed within the broader GPS/ISO 25178 family for surface texture/areal and profile methods. Other related standards include vocabulary and parameter standards for profile measurements (for example earlier/later ISO documents on surface texture and vocabulary).

Keywords

surface roughness, profilometer, profile method, stylus instrument, profile recording, surface texture, profilometry, measuring instruments.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: ISO 1880:1979 is an International Standard specifying contact (stylus) profile instruments of progressive profile transformation and profile recording instruments for measuring surface roughness by the profile method.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the general description, vocabulary and nominal characteristics of stylus/profile-recording instruments that influence profile evaluation, so that profile-based surface roughness measurements can be applied consistently.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Instrument manufacturers, calibration and metrology laboratories, quality control engineers, and users of profilometers who need standardised guidance on instrument characteristics and profile-recording for roughness measurement.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: ISO 1880:1979 has been withdrawn and its content superseded by later standards — primarily ISO 3274 (1996) and subsequently addressed within the ISO 25178 family for surface texture specifications. It is therefore not current and should be replaced in practice by the newer GPS/ISO documents.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it belongs to the group of ISO standards on instruments and methods for surface texture/profile measurement (standards produced by ISO/TC 213). Related items include ISO vocabulary and profile/areal surface texture standards which together form the surface texture/GPS family.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Surface roughness, profilometer, profile method, stylus, profile recording, instrument characteristics, surface texture.