Performance class |
Service conditions |
Typical applications |
BS 8204 test limits (mm) |
Special |
Severe abrasion or impact from steel of hard nylon or neoprene whelled traffic or scoring/scraping by dragging metal objects |
Waste transfer stations, foundries, heavy engineering and other very aggressive environments |
0.05 |
AR1 |
Very high abrasion; steel or hard nylon or neoprene-wheeled traffic and impact. Rubber-tyred traffic in areas subject to spillage of abrasive materials |
Production, warehousing and distribution |
0.10 |
AR2 |
High abrasion; hard nylon or neoprene wheeled traffic |
0.20 |
AR3 |
Moderate abrasion; rubber-tyred traffic |
Light duty manufacturing, commercial, sporting and recreational used |
0.40 |