Dry sand rubber/wheel abrasion test is one of the most widely used abrasion testing method. The abrasive, for example dry sand, is fed between the specimen and the rotating rubber wheel (Fig 1). Other abrasives can be used depending on the application such as, industrial equipment for grinding grain, paints, plastics, coatings, slurry abrasion, construction and farm equipment. A wide range of materials can be tested for example; metals, ceramics, plastics, composite materials and coatings. Parametric flexibility (e.g. load, sliding speed and distance, sand size and quality) of this set-up can provide many advantages in simulating various tribological
systems.