Resolving Problems of Finding Surface Boundaries during Laser Machining

During of aluminum alloy materials, it is possible to find three surface types which can be distinguish as primary, secondary and tertiary sections. In practice this is a big problem in case of finding the basic parameters of roughness and waviness as described by ISO 4288. According to our research, it is possible to use optical microscopy in the first step and subsequently to scan the surface in 3D in order to distinguish the type of. Another problem is how to determine the boundaries between the individual structures. The article describes methods to distinguish the boundaries in a more precise way by the cumulative functions, leading to more accurate determination of the surface quality parameters.