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wear (dict)

Wear

For the English river of the same name, see River Wear.
In materials science, wear is the errosion of material from a solid surface by the action of another solid. The study of the processes of wear is part of the discipline of tribology. There are four principle wear processes:
  1. Adhesive wear
  2. Abrasive wear
  3. Corrosive wear
  4. Surface fatigue

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