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Why surface roughness is similar at different scales

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Most surfaces are rough at many length scales. Simulations show that this characteristic originates at the atomic level in metal-based materials when smooth blocks of these materials are compressed. Self-affine… Click to show full abstract

Most surfaces are rough at many length scales. Simulations show that this characteristic originates at the atomic level in metal-based materials when smooth blocks of these materials are compressed. Self-affine roughness originates at the atomic level.

Keywords: similar different; different scales; surface roughness; roughness similar

Journal Title: Nature
Year Published: 2020

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