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Friability

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during transit. This testing involves repeatedly dropping a sample of tablets over a fixed time, using a rotating wheel with a baffle. The result is inspected for broken tablets, and the percentage of tablet mass lost through chipping. A typical specification will allow a non-zero percentage of
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in medicine. This is an important determination because tumors that are easily torn apart have a higher risk of malignancy and
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A friable substance is any substance that can be reduced to fibers or finer particles by the action of a small amount of
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to describe how well the component rock fragments are held together.
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Property of materials which break into smaller pieces when rubbed
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UK Advisory Committee Treatise On Friable Ceramic Fibres
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foams, show an increase in friability with exposure to
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Friable is sometimes used metaphorically to describe "
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Friable
Induration
materials science
/ˌfr.əˈbɪləti/
FRY-ə-BIL-ə-tee
solid
break into smaller pieces
stress
rubbing
asbestos
silica
airborne
lungs
concrete
mineral dust
chemical bonds
polyurethane
ultraviolet
sunlight
brittle
pressure
friction
Ionically
bound
L
density
Clay tablets
Crackers
Mineral fibers
Polyurethane

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