Taber Wheels

An essential component of conducting "Taber wear tests" is the type of abrasive wheel that is used. Taber offers standardized grades of Genuine Taber abrasive wheels, engineered for a variety of specific applications. The wheels are a proprietary formulation developed and designed by Taber Industries so the binder material breaks down during use, exposing and creating a new abrading surface. The minimum usable diameter of Taber abrading wheels is 44.4 mm, which corresponds with the wheel label.

Wheel set CS-8

A resilient wheel that offers a very mild abrading action, designed to operate under loads of 250 or 500 grams. Reface with the S-11 refacing disc.

Wheel set CS-10F

A resilient wheel that offers a mild abrading action, designed to operate under loads of 250 or 500 grams. The CS-10F is typically used to test materials such as safety glazing materials and transparent plastics, and should be refaced with the ST-11 refacing stone.

Wheel set CS-10

This resilient wheel offers a mild - medium abrading action like that of normal handling, cleaning, and polishing. This popular wheel has been used to evaluate a variety of materials including organic coatings, plastics, textiles, leather and paper products. Reface with the S-11 refacing disc.

Wheel set CS-17

Compared to the CS-10 wheel, the CS-17 produces a harsher abrasion. Normally operated using loads of 500 or 1000 grams, this wheel is useful for testing materials such as anodized aluminum, powder coatings, ceramics, plastics and enamels. Reface with the S-11 refacing disc.

Wheel set CS-10P

The abrasion rate is the same as the CS-10, but this wheel has been engineered so the wheel surface does not load when testing paper products. Intended for tests of short duration (e.g. 100 cycles), with refacing after every tenth test.

Wheel set CS-10W

This wheel is the same as the CS-10 but white, to eliminate any color transfer from the wheel to the specimen.

Wheel set CS-T3

Calibrase abrasive wheels for Taber Rotary Platform Abraser - resilient; mild abrading action; includes left and right wheels

Wheel set H-10

A non-resilient, vitrified wheel designed to evaluate steel and ferrous alloys for resistance to abrasion. It has also been used to test the effect of hardening and tempering treatment on steel and other ferrous materials.

Wheel set H-18

This commonly used non-resilient wheel provides a medium coarse abrasive action. It is most often used to evaluate resilient materials such as rubber (non-tacky), certain woven textile fabrics, coated fabrics, and flexible plastic sheets.

Wheel set H-22

The H-22 wheel produces a coarse abrasion. It has been used to test rubber, linoleum, leather, deep pile fabrics (such as automobile floor coverings) and concrete.

Wheel set H-38

A non-resilient, vitrified abrading wheel comprised of fine abrasive particles. Designed to operate with 250 or 500 gram loads, the principal use of this wheel is to test woven and non-woven fabrics. Must be refaced using the Taber Wheel Refacer and multi-point diamond tool.

Wheel set C-S0 (Rubber)

A resilient wheel containing no abrasive particles. Intended for use when a very mild abrasive action is required, or for wet tests such as determining the relative abrasion of dental pastes, cleaning powders, or similar compounds. Adhesive sandpaper strips can be adhered to the periphery of the CS-0 wheel to evaluate the abrasion resistance of high-pressure decorative laminates and other products.

Wheel set NEMA S-32 (Rubber)

Wheel set CS-5 (Felt)

This abrading wheel is manufactured from a densely compacted wool felt. Designed to be tested with 250 or 500-gram loads, its principal use is in testing textile fabrics when the service wear requires one fibrous material to rub against another.

Wheel Set, S-39 (Leather Clad)

This wheel is used in conjunction with the Grit Feeder to conduct three-body abrasion tests, and includes a leather strip that has been adhered to the exterior of a brass hub.

Wheel Set, S-35 (Tungsten Carbide)

Manufactured out of tungsten carbide, the periphery of the S-35 consists of sharp helical teeth (1 mm pitch x 45° spiral pitch angle). The teeth combine both a cutting and tearing action, which provides a very severe abrasion. Intended for use only on resilient materials such as rubber, linoleum, and leather.

Wheel Set (Aluminum)

A solid aluminum wheel that can be used by itself or to apply an abrasive strip