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I don't know, but I thought things like bottom brackets, hubs and possibly headsets, could last forever, with timely maintenance, re-greasing and replacement of bearings. So if something lasts forever, isn't that hard wearing and good value?
Or did you mean, that the time it took to get to the point of necessary maintenance, would be a factor in rating one bottom bracket (for example) over another?
Cranks, chainrings, and rims are more easily quantifiable. One needs only to average the failure rates to get a good picture of overall quality. Sorry if I missed something.