Abrasion and Wear Tests

Material Testing

Abrasion and Wear Tests

Friction is the dominant factor causing your materials to deteriorate. The wear and tear test provides data to compare materials or coatings and can help you predict the life of your product.

Abrasion and Wear Tests

Abrasion testIt is used to test the abrasion resistance of solid materials. Materials such as metals, composites, ceramics and thick (welding coatings and thermal spray) coatings can be tested with these methods. The purpose of the abrasion test is to generate data that will replicate the materials in a repeatable manner in their resistance to scratch wear under a certain condition.

We offer a variety of wear and wear test methods and we can help you choose the best method for your project. Our relevant experts work diligently to make sure your materials are safe, quality, compatible and fit for purpose.

Our wear test methods

TestUROLAB's material testing engineers run fast and repeatable tests to help you sort your materials in advance in a relative order of values, as in an abrasive environment.

Pin wear (ASTM G132) carried out using two pin samples; the material in question and a reference material. The pin is placed vertically on an abrasive surface mounted on a flat surface and supported by a flat surface. The pin abrasion testing machine allows relative movement between the abrasive surface and the pin surface.
Rubber wheel wear (ASTM G65)It is carried out by loading a rectangular test sample on a rotating rubber wheel and pouring sand between them, with controlled grain size, composition and flow rate.
Taber wear (ASTM D1044, ASTM D4060 and others)This is done by mounting a flat or square or round sample on a rotating platform that rotates the two abrasive wheels on the sample at a constant speed and pressure.
Falling sand wear (ASTM D968)is used to determine the resistance of organic coatings to falling sand. Coatings are typically applied to a flat rigid surface, such as glass or metal, before testing.
RCA wear (ASTM F2357)is performed using a Norman Tool Machine. Inks and coatings on printed membrane switches are often affected by abrasive forces repeated by the human finger. Other conditions that contribute to visible wear include cleaning, wiping, friction, transportation, storage and accidental damage.

A customized wear test program can be configured to closely mimic real operating conditions such as temperature and fluids, and direction of wear. EUROLAB's state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment provide wear test data that are much more relevant to the work environment in question.

Medical device wear is used to characterize the tribological properties of a medical device by simulating the kinematics and kinetics of the human body in an environment that closely simulates the intended use. Commonly tested devices include hip, knee, and spine devices.

It involves machining one material to the pin and the other to the disc to determine various properties, including pin wear (ASTM G99, ASTM G133, and ASTM F732), wear rates and coefficients of friction force in the disc. Fixing on the disc can be performed at high temperatures or in submerged environments to more accurately simulate "real life" wear conditions.

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