The phrase "abrasive situations" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe circumstances that are harsh, confrontational, or likely to cause friction between people.
Example: "In the workplace, it's important to handle abrasive situations with diplomacy to maintain a positive environment."
Alternatives: "contentious situations" or "conflict-prone situations".
The abrasion resistance of hard materials makes these materials particularly suited for harsh situations such as earth moving, mining, rock drilling etc. where contact with abrasive materials is involved.
The life of the components under slurry abrasive wear situations is primarily decided by operating conditions and the materials properties.
Chopped glass fiber reinforced composites are observed to perform better than bi-directional glass fiber reinforced composites under abrasive wear situations.
Fe-based hardfacing alloys are widely used to protect machinery equipment exposed to different loading situations where abrasives play a dominant role in restricting lifetime of tools.
Thus even when we are not naturally sadistic, trolling may bring out the worst side in us, by lifting the moral constrains and social etiquette that regulates our behaviour in normal situations, and by fuelling dissent and triggering abrasive reactions.
But his abrasive New York style isn't much help in this ticklish situation.
When asked about their abrasive chants on Wednesday, Venables responded: "It's not helping the situation.
A lot of the time, people are so desperate to get rid of acne scars and skin discolorations that they will use all manner of abrasive products and methods which can irritate the skin and make the situation worse.
The reduced material loss in this situation is probably due to contaminants being effectively removed from the abrasive contact area owing to the belts of soft material and the grooves on the surface of the journal.
It would be wrong to say he is abrasive — on the contrary, he is chatty and hospitable in person — but he is most certainly unafraid to be abrasive when the situation calls for it.
