The abrasion resistance of a solid body is defined as its ability to withstand the progressive
removal of material from its surface as a result of the mechanical action of rubbing and scraping or
of an erosive action [14]. The abrasion resistance of the NR vulcanisates, expressed as volume loss,
is shown in Table 7; a higher volume loss means a lower abrasion resistance. The DRB-filled
vulcanisate exhibited highest abrasion resistance and the control the lowest. The highest abrasion
resistance of the DRB-filled vulcanisate corresponded to its highest hardness and cross-link density
(Figure 2 and Table 5) while the control, with lowest hardness and cross-link density, also showed
lowest abrasion resistance. Rattanasom and Chaikumpollert [28] also reported that the abrasion
resistance of vulcanisates was contingent upon their hardness and cross-link density.