Steel string vs nylon string fretwear

[imc2111]

Is there a big difference between the speed at which steel string and nylon strings cause fretwear? I would expect that steel strings wear out frets much faster, as they are a harder material, but I don’t have enough experience with nylon to compare them both.

[offkey]

In my limited experience nylon strings have very low fret impact.

[Rille]

Fret wear the Trigger, Willie Nelsons guitar, with nylon strings.



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[charles Tauber]

Fret wear is almost non-existent on classical guitars. Trigger is an extreme outlier.

[mawmow]

I would say "steel" strings wear frets,
but frets wear bass "nylon" strings.