Analysis of surface texture of plateau-honed cylinder liner – A review

The surface of cylinder liner is tribologically important. In most cases, it has a two-process cross-hatched structure created by the plateau honing process. Because the surface topography of cylinder liners is complicated, its analysis is challenging. Special methods have been used to analyse the textures. In this article, first, the parameters in the standard are reviewed. Next, the methods for selecting the reference elements are presented. Other comprehensive methods of cylinder surface analysis are described. Finally, methods of cylinder texture modelling are analysed.