ABRASION RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS
In order to be suitable for tribological applications, polymeric materials, which can usually
exhibit mechanical strength, lightness, ease of processing, versatility and low cost, together
with acceptable thermal and environmental resistances, have to show good abrasion and
wear resistance. This target is not easy to achieve, since the viscoelasticity of polymeric
materials makes the analysis of the tribological features and the processes involved in such
phenomena quite complicated.