##  [Abrasive Wear](/index.php/abrasive-wear) 

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

  

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Definition

Progressive material removal from a surface caused by hard asperities or particles that slide or roll across it, producing topographical change and loss of functional dimensions; in two‑body abrasion the hard asperity is fixed relative to the counterface so the abrasive directly cuts or ploughs the substrate.