Extruded and Injection Moulded Virgin PA 6/6 as Abrasion Resistant Material

Table 3

Wear models for polymers.

Wear model	Description	Variables
Archard; Lewis; Rhee; Kar and Bahadur; Specific wear rate		: dimensionless wear factor for Archard, Lewis, Rhee and Kar; : specific wear rate [m^3/N-m]; : wear volume [m^3]; :weight loss [g]; : normal load [N]; : contact pressure MPa; : hardness; : sliding distance; : sliding speed [m/s]; : sliding duration [s]; : sliding distance; : Young’s modulus of elasticity; : surface energy; : exponents