Abrasion of rubber and elastomers

Determining the resistance of elastomers, thermoplastic elastomers and rubber to abrasion or wear is one of the standard tests in elastomer testing. For this purpose, test specimens are taken from test plates and moved over a rotating cylinder drum with a defined contact pressure. An abrasive sheet with a defined sharpness is fixed to this cylinder drum. The test specimens themselves can be non-rotating (method A) or rotating (method B). In order to be able to compare the results, the result is related to a reference elastomer. The relative volume loss and the abrasion resistance index ARI are determined as parameters for both methods.