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abrasive

Substance used for cutting and polishing or for removing small amounts of the surface of hard materials. There are two types: natural and artificial abrasives, and their hardness is measured using the Mohs scale. Natural abrasives include quartz, sandstone, pumice, diamond, emery, and corundum; artificial abrasives include rouge, whiting, and carborundum.



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There are no expensive parts that have to be replaced due to abrasive wear, the statement added.
Quick-tack fork lift buckets are reinforced by scuff bars along the bottom of the unit that shield it from abrasive wear.
The filling of nanoparticles inhibits the adhesive wear, but the nanoparticles peeling off from the surface have a strong tendency to agglomerate accelerating the abrasive wear.
 
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