Surface Engineering: Tribological Behavior of Materials and Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Tribology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 134
Special Issue Editors
Interests: friction and wear of contacting surfaces; tribology of machine components; tribological tests; tribomaterials; materials and lubricants; tribology of mechanical processing
Interests: numerical analysis; 3D printing; design optimization; buckling; mechanical analysis
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Interests: friction and wear of contacting surfaces; tribology of machine components; tribological tests; corrosion tests; corrosion protection; tribomaterials; materials and lubricants; tribology of mechanical processing
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Interests: strength of materials; structural dynamics (mechanical vibrations, modal analysis, redictive maintenance, vibro-acoustic diagnosis of mechanical structures); technical acoustics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tribological aspects are specific to engineering activity and must be taken into account at all phases of technological equipment development: conception/design, manufacturing, operation, maintenance. Theoretical and experimental developments of tribological applications are vast and have effects on the wear of technical systems. The absence or presence of lubricants, operation in corrosive or abrasive environments, and the application of protective or lubricating coatings are some examples specific to current applications in the machine building industry, the chemical industry, the oil and gas industry, the medical and pharmaceutical industry, the automotive and aerospace industry, the road and railway infrastructure industry, etc. Current engineering concerns are directed towards finding modern solutions to improve the tribological behavior of materials with direct effects on increasing the durability and energy efficiency of technical systems.
Tribological research is practically unlimited; areas of research include: direct contact of mechanical components, behavior of friction couplings in the presence of lubricants, development of nanolubricants or nanocoatings, use of protective coatings (metals, polymers or nanomaterials), effect of corrosive environments on tools or equipment, etc.
In this Special Issue, we intend to include articles on the following topics:
- Theoretical, experimental research, case studies, technical applications on the tribological behavior of tools, mechanical mechanisms and technical/technological equipment;
- Surface protection processes through various coatings or through interventions on the operating environment;
- Developments in the field of lubricants and corrosion inhibitors;
- Theoretical and experimental research on the interaction of technological tools with processed materials (cutting, forging, asphalt processing, concrete manufacturing, etc.);
- Modeling/simulation of tribological phenomena with applications in technical systems;
- Modern methods and techniques for testing materials, coatings and lubricants.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Prof. Dr. Marius Petrescu
Dr. Maria Tanase
Prof. Dr. Razvan George Ripeanu
Prof. Dr. Ioan Călin Roșca
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- wear/tear
- corrosion
- friction
- lubrication
- durability
- interaction
- experiment
- modeling/simulation
- modern materials
- unconventional materials
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