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We can help you assess and understand wear modes.
Surface Engineering provides a variety of wear resistant products designed to address wear problem of all types. In order to make the best product selection for an application, the wear mode or modes contributing to a components degradation must be assessed and understood. In most situations, there is a combination of wear modes that reduce the lifetime of a component. However, there is normally only one characteristic of wear causing the majority of the damage. Click on any of the following wear modes to get information and schematics that should be helpful in accessing the particular characteristics that may be contributing to a components degradation.

Abrasion
Low Stress
High Stress
Gouging
Polishing
Erosion
Solid Impingement
Fluid Impingement
Cavitation
Slurry
Adhesion
Fretting
Adhesive
Seizure
Galling
Oxidative
Surface Fatigue
Pitting
Spalling
Impact
Brinelling