Principle factors

Surrounding medium

Collective load

Wear combination

Collectively, the Main body, opposing body and intermediate material form the wear combination, and the load and movement factors combine to forme the collective load.

The surrounding medium must also be considered for the wear processes.

Wear reduction means the systematic modification of

- Wear combination

- Collective load

- Wear combination

using tribological principles.

Wear can occur in different forms which is why the different types of wear mechanisms are recognised in DIN 50320