Roughness height acc. to ISO 4287

Symbol Rz
Unit µm
Attribute-ID vdi_2230_roughness_height_according_to_ISO_4287
Numeric ID 12176
Value Type PMTechValue

The roughness height according to ISO 4287 Rz affects the amount of embedding fz (R4).

The following selections are available:

Average roughness height Rz according to ISO 4287a) Loading Guide values for amounts of embedding in µm
in the thread per head or nut bearing area per inner interface
< 10 µm tension/compression 3 2.5 1.5
shear 3 3 2
10 µm to < 40 µm tension/compression 3 3 2
shear 3 4.5 2.5
40 µm to < 160 µm tension/compression 3 4 3
shear 3 6.5 3.5

a) Mean value from the maximum surface roughness Rt of at least two sampling lengths; with five sampling lengths, Rz corresponds with a good approximation of the “old” Rz from DIN 4768

Table from: VDI 2230 Part 1, VDI Verlag Düsseldorf, 2015, p. 73, "Table A5. Guide values for amounts of embedding of bolts, nuts and compact clamped parts made of steel, without coatings."