Despite manufacturers’ many claims in offering a premium material to tackle wear, results vary from very good to poor. At time the wear-resistant properties of a particular material may be in excess of the required volume and those properties may under-perform in a different application placing the materials suitability in either situation under question. For wear protection, three material groups are common - ceramic, metallic and polymer of which all are economically-produced materials all playing a part in protecting plant and equipment from plant degradation.