In abrasion resistance tests using the Taber Abraser, it is the loss in weight in milligrams per 1,000 cycles of abrasion under a specific set of test conditions. (Federal Standard 141a, Method 6192).
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Wear Index. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_12745
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