Pin-on-disc wear testing and friction testing - Measure wear, friction, and material lifetime

Do you have problems with wear, friction, or materials that do not last as expected? With a pin-on-disc wear test, we can document and compare the tribological properties of materials under controlled, accelerated, and realistic conditions.

We offer pin-on-disc wear and friction testing of many types of materials and surfaces, including plastics, metals, ceramics, paint, coatings, and PVD coatings. Among other things, we can measure the static and dynamic coefficient of friction and wear rate, giving you a reliable basis for material selection, product development, and troubleshooting.

Challenge: When wear and friction create problems

Wear and friction can lead to functional failure, downtime, higher maintenance costs, and uncertainty regarding material selection. Many companies lack documentation on how materials, surfaces, and coatings behave under load.

Typical issues include:

Premature wear on components and surfaces
Unpredictable friction during operation
Uncertainty about the performance of materials and surface treatments
Need for documentation of lifetime and performance
Troubleshooting wear damage and friction-related problems

If you work with machine parts or other components in motion, it is crucial to know the wear and friction properties of the materials when they operate against each other or against themselves.

Solution: Pin-on-disc wear testing under controlled conditions

Pin-on-disc is a well-established and highly flexible method for investigating the tribological properties of materials. In the test, a pin is pressed against a rotating disc under controlled conditions. This makes it possible to measure friction and wear between different materials under varying load, speed, atmosphere, temperature, and lubrication conditions. In this way, we can help map the wear and friction properties of your materials under operating conditions that are as realistic as possible.

With our pin-on-disc wear and friction testing, we can e.g. measure:

Static coefficient of friction
Dynamic coefficient of friction
Wear rate
Wear tracks and analysis of wear mechanisms

The test can be adapted to different operating conditions, including, for example, varying loads, different speeds, dry or lubricated contacts, as well as different temperatures, humidity, and atmospheres. Since the test can be run at both low (<0 °C) and high (>40 °C) temperatures, it is possible to simulate both Arctic and tropical conditions.

We can perform pin-on-disc wear and friction testing on almost all materials, including: different types of plastics, metals, ceramics, paint, and other coatings, including PVD coatings.

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Why the pin-on-disc (POD) method is particularly valuable

The test provides relatively fast, realistic, and reproducible results that can be used directly for material selection, optimization, and lifetime estimation.
A professional wear test provides more than measurement data. You get a decision-making basis that can be used directly in development, quality assurance, and documentation. We help with, among other things, documentation of wear resistance, comparison of materials, testing of coatings and surface treatments, friction measurement in development projects, troubleshooting wear damage, and verification of new material solutions.

With a pin-on-disc test, you gain concrete knowledge about the wear and friction properties of materials, enabling you to reduce costs, improve performance, and make the best decisions.

Get help with pin-on-disc wear testing and friction testing

We help map the wear and friction properties of your materials under realistic operating conditions. Our pin-on-disc test programs are tailored to your needs, and we provide guidance through an ongoing collaboration so that the test is adapted as closely as possible to the system to be simulated.