Abstract
Of the four principal types of wear, adhesive wear is the only one which can never be eliminated. The three types of adhesive wear, namely severe wear, moderate wear and burnishing, are described, and the transitions between them are discussed. Burnishing, or material removal on a molecular scale, represents the least possible amount of adhesive wear, but we know little regarding the magnitude of the wear rate and methods of ensuring that a sliding system will operate in the burnishing regime. This is unfortunate because, for many sliding systems, especially those using unlubricated surfaces, there is no likelihood of achieving an acceptable life unless operation of the sliding surfaces in the burnishing regime can be assured.
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