scope:

This International Standard specifies a generic test method to determine the abrasion wear characteristics of hardmetals.

The procedure complements the ASTM G65 method for dry sand/rubber wheel abrasion, the ASTM B611 method for abrasive wear resistance of cemented carbides, and the ASTM G105 method for conducting wet sand/rubber wheel abrasion tests.

The test is appropriate for use in situations where test laboratories have a need to simulate abrasive damage. The procedure includes information which enables the test to be used in a variety of different conditions:

a) with counterface wheels of different stiffness (for example steel and rubber);

b) wet and dry;

c) different abrasive sizes;

d) different chemical environments.