在许多情况下，仅通过在平台珩磨后对同一表面测试传统珩磨表面，就可以对非平台珩磨表面和平台珩磨表面进行比较。在这项研究中，传统表面与整体粗糙度相当的平台磨光表面进行了对比测试。表面采用可靠的珩磨工艺生产，可在生产环境中复制。发现油耗与粗糙度成正比，环磨损与粗糙度成反比。试验结果将用于选择理想的应用表面。

IN MANY INSTANCES, COMPARISONS BETWEEN NONPLATEAU AND PLATEAU HONED SURFACES HAVE BEEN MADE SIMPLY BY TESTING A CONVENTIONAL HONED SURFACE AGAINST THE SAME SURFACE AFTER PLATEAU HONING. IN THIS STUDY, CONVENTIONAL SURFACES ARE TESTED AGAINST A PLATEAU-HONED SURFACE OF COMPARABLE OVERALL ROUGHNESS. THE SURFACES WERE PRODUCED USING A RELIABLE HONING PROCESS WHICH COULD BE DUPLICATED IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT. OIL CONSUMPTION WAS FOUND TO BE DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO ROUGHNESS AND RING WEAR WAS FOUND TO BE INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO ROUGHNESS. THE RESULTS OF THE TEST ARE TO BE USED IN SELECTION OF AN IDEAL SURFACE FOR THE APPLICATION.