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Surface finish and diametrical tolerance

I want to know the surface finish units in microns or in Ra for chrome on honed tubes of hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders.

Vaity Suhas H
production engineer - Jabel Ali, Dubai, UAE
2007

I would say that 16-8 microinches RMS sounds good to me for hydraulic. Pneumatic a little better (8-4 microinches RMS) for they have less lubricant and frequently higher speeds.

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2007

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