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Wear testing is typically accelerated, using extreme conditions so that we can measure some amount of wear in a reasonable amount of time. That may get us a faster answer…but these conditions are not necessarily related to how the surface will function in actual use.
The new Microwear Analysis in OmniSurf3D lets us compare “before” and “after” data to accurately measure microscopic amounts of wear that occur within the surface texture. It can even work when the “before” and “after” data aren’t from the same area of the surface—or even from the same part!
To try it for yourself, download a 10-day trial version of OmniSurf3D.
