“Can you explain the effects of abrasive wear and how you can determine if it is occurring?”
There are two basic forms of abrasive wear: two-body abrasion and three-body abrasion. A simple description of two-body abrasion would be a hard, rotating surface cutting into a soft, fixed surface, like a shaft running over a sleeve bearing. Imagine taking a car key to the side of a car. The key rips into the car’s surface, causing damage.
