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Basic of Wear
Basics of Wear
Mechanisms of Wear
Mild Adhesion
Severe Adhesion
Abrasion
Erosion
Contact Fatigue
Corrosion
Fretting
False Brinnelling
Cavitation
Polishing
Electro Corrosion
Electrical Discharge
Summary
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Mechanisms of Wear
Early investigators could not do much to investigate wear because it is usually a very gradual process, and the
not have accurate means to quantify it. Although friction and wear influence each other, the relationship is com
and involves many other factors including the chemical environment and temperature, each of which influenc
others. A simple correlation between friction and wear data is therefore hardly ever found.
Modern research has shown that there are 12 main types of wear.
These are:
Mild Adhesion
Severe Adhesion
Abrasion
Erosion
Polishing
Contact Fatigue
Corrosion
Fretting Corrosion
Brinelling
Electro-Corrosion
Electrical Discharge
Cavitation Damage
Adhesive Wear
Fatigue
Abrasive Wear
Corrosive Wear