
3. Wear rate in applications
3.1 Wear rate and service life
The loss of surface layer thickness or linear wear Δh over time Δt (Δh /Δt) is constant in the stationary wear regime. This can be expressed in another way: the loss in thickness of a surface layer Δh is the quotient of the wear volume ΔV and the contact area A. The formula (1) gives us:
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Bibliography
Websites
Tribocollect Database (2002) http://www.bam.de/tribocollect.htm
TRIBO Tribology Index http://www.stn-international.com
Standards
ASTM G40 – Standard Terminology Relating to Wear and Erosion (terminology compilation). – http://www.astm.org ; (also read ASTM D4175)
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