Sources of arm pain are numerous, affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones of the arm, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, and fingers. If youâre experiencing a strange pain, tenderness, or numbness in your arm, and you donât know why, consider the following 10 common causes of arm painâ¦. ADVERTISEMENT.
abrasion. n. 1. the process of scraping or wearing down by friction. 2. a scraped area or spot; graze. 3. (Physical Geography) geography the effect of mechanical erosion of rock, esp a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it; wearing down. Compare attrition 4, corrasion.
In the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, abrasive blasting is the most common surface preparation technique used to remove old paint and other surface materials such as rust, mill scale, dirt, and salts.