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and chemical composition of abrasives as well as the shape of the abrasive. common uses for abrasives include grinding, polishing, buffing, honing, cutting, drilling, sharpening and sanding. for simplicity, "mineral" in this article will be used loosely to refer to both minerals and mineral-like substances
made things such as concrete , stone, wood, carpet and roads , though these surfaces are not intended for use as abrasives. mechanics of abrasion abrasives generally rely upon a difference in hardness between the abrasive and the material being worked upon, the abrasive being the harder of the two substances...
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