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Test Method Title

Modified Taber Abrasion

Reference Number

Tarkoy

Material

Rock

Test Property

Abrasion

Description of Test

The Modified Taber Abrasion test produces a measure of rock abrasivity. The test is performed on two disks of rock core that are abraded on both sides for 400 revolutions on a modified Taber Abraser. The modified Taber Abrasion value is calculated as the inverse of the average weight loss of both disks.

Preferred Test Sample Size

Number of Test Specimens

1

Test Specimen Size

3 in of core minimum

Keywords

taber, abrasion, abrasivity

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