由于部件和工具的磨损，在世界范围内造成了巨大的经济损失和自然资源的浪费。为减少这种损失而付出的任何努力都是值得的。本SAE信息报告的目的是介绍磨料磨损的当前知识状态。因此，本报告涵盖了磨损，或因与表面接触的磨粒引起的机械作用导致的金属意外去除。它不涉及金属对金属磨损或存在无磨料润滑剂时的磨损。当坚硬的颗粒（如岩石、沙子或某些硬质金属的碎片）在压力下在表面上滑动或滚动时，就会发生磨粒磨损。这个动作倾向于在金属表面切割凹槽，就像切割工具一样。磨料磨损在与磨料相关的任何移动部件中都非常重要。 与地面接触的工具，如犁、耕耘机、铲运机和推土机刀片，用于在磨料中工作。加工矿石（如破碎机）和研磨天然矿物（如球磨机）的机器也会受到磨料磨损。许多其他机械部件与磨料接触可能不是正常情况，但由于可能是无意中发生的，因此必须予以考虑。硬度增加通常会增加耐磨性，但也会增加脆性，这可能会导致工具在岩石土壤中断裂。因此，选择适用于各种研磨条件的合适材料必然是耐磨性和抗脆性断裂性之间的折衷。本报告介绍了磨料磨损问题的基本原理、测试方法和具体解决方案。 有限的信息反映了目前缺乏这方面的知识。然而，这是一个起点。需要进一步的工作来开发通用设计信息。

An enormous economic loss, as well as a waste of natural resources, is incurred world-wide as a result of wear of components and tools. Any effort expended in an attempt to reduce this loss is indeed worthwhile. The purpose of this SAE Information Report is to present the current state of knowledge of abrasive wear. This report, therefore, covers wear, or the undesired removal of metal by mechanical action, caused by abrasive particles in contact with the surface. It does not concern metal-to-metal wear or wear in the presence of an abrasive free lubricant.Abrasive wear occurs when hard particles, such as rocks, sand, or fragments of certain hard metals, slide or roll under pressure across a surface. This action tends to cut grooves across the metal surface, much like a cutting tool.Abrasive wear is of considerable importance in any part moving in relation to an abrasive. Tools in contact with the ground, such as plows, cultivators, scraper and bulldozer blades, are intended to operate in abrasives. Machines for processing ores such as crushers and for grinding of natural minerals such as ball mills are also subjected to abrasive wear. Contact with abrasives by many other machinery components may not be a normal circumstance, but, since it may inadvertently occur, must be considered.Increased hardness usually increases wear resistance but also increases brittleness, which can cause fracture of the tool in rocky soils. Thus, the selection of a suitable material for use in a variety of abrasive conditions is necessarily a compromise between wear and brittle fracture resistance.This report presents present day information on the fundamentals, testing methods and specific solutions for abrasive wear problems. The limited information reflects the current lack of knowledge on this subject. However, it is a starting point. Further work is necessary to develop general design information.