Mitutoyo

Formtracer SV-C4500

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The Formtracer SV-C4500 is a surface roughness profile tester. The Formtracer SV-C4500 measures surface geometry and calculates surface roughness. The Formtracer SV-C4500 has 100 mm X-travel, 500 mm Z column height, and 60 mm vertical detector travel with the Contracer head.^[1]^[2]

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What is it?

Applications

The Mitutoyo Formtracer SV-C4500 was used in one study to inspect coupling surfaces and evaluate surface geometry and roughness. The Mitutoyo Formtracer SV-C4500 was used in another study for contact roughness measurements on face-milled stainless steel surfaces.^[2]^[3]

What do the numbers mean?

Optics & imaging4

Z Column Height: 500mm^[1]
Vertical detector travel with Contracer head: 60 mm^[1]
Z1 contour resolution: 0.02 μm^[2]
Z1 roughness resolution: 0.1 μ maximum^[2]

Configuration & options9

X-Travel: 100mm (4″)^[1]
Manufacturer: Mitutoyo^[1]
Model: Formtracer SV-C4500^[1]
Machine type: Surface roughness profile tester^[2]
Function: Measures surface geometry and calculates surface roughness^[2]
X-travel: 100 mm^[1]
Z1 contour measurement range: 60 mm^[2]
Z1 roughness measurement range: 800/80/8 μm^[2]
Probe operation force: 0.75 mN^[2]

Observed configurations

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Unit as listed^[1]

X-Travel: 100 mm
Z Column Height: 500 mm
Z Vertical Detector Travel with Contracer Head: 60 mm

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What does the Mitutoyo Formtracer SV-C4500 measure?

The Mitutoyo Formtracer SV-C4500 can measure surface geometry and calculate the surface roughness of an object.^[2]

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[1]dealer listingwotol.com
[2]iopscience.iop.org — iopscience.iop.orgiopscience.iop.org
[3]http://www.astrj.com/pdf-170422-93696?filename=Investigation of the.pdf — astrj.comastrj.com