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Wear rate of different material pairings. Total volumetric wear rate after 3 million cycles for the different material pairings investigated. Wear of the cylindrical counter-body (dark gray) and the base-plate (light gray) are illustrated. The results of the TP3. and TP4. ceramic-ceramic pairings are shown averaged; all other results mentioned are for one pairing each.
