Correlating laboratory-based abrasion studies with end-use scenarios might be challenging. The choice of materials will benefit from the measurement of attributes. However, it is not advised to compare to the rates in actual service because the differences in temperatures and speeds may be thousands of times greater.

Vulcanized rubber and other rubber compounds with similar compositions are tested for their degrees of abrasion resistance using the NBS abrasion tester. Most frequently, the system complies with ASTM D1630 and D394 standards. The heels and bottoms of shoes are frequent locations for these materials. A clever system for power outage recovery is included in most models. When exposed to movements from an abrasive material that has been normalized and is attached to a rotating cylinder, it accomplishes the measurements through the volumetric specimen loss.

To sum up, NextGen’s NBS Rubber Abrasion Tester – GenNBS comply with ASTM D394 standard.

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