##  [Fretting Wear](/fretting-wear) 

  ##  [Fretting Wear](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/fretting-wear-0) 

  

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Definition

Surface damage and progressive material loss that occurs at an interface subjected to small-amplitude oscillatory relative motion under sustained contact pressure, producing abrasion, surface fatigue cracking, and often oxidized debris that alters contact mechanics.