Wear and Tribology Properties of Materials, Films and Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 449
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface modification; design and performance diagonosis of transmission elemnets; tribology; friction; wear
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Interests: three-body wear mechanism; tribology; bio- lubricant; diagnosis of lubricant properties; surface modification
Interests: coating tribological performance and applications; high-entropy alloy coating properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tribology studies focus on friction, wear and lubrication technology. This is a critical technique for saving energy and extending the service life of machine parts. The deposition of the thin film process for the surface modification of engineering materials can effectively reduce friction and wear and enhance lubrication to protect the surface of materials. Special coatings can also enhance the light and electrical and anti-corrosion properties of materials. The contact mechanism is also crucial in enhancing the tribological behaviour of engineering materials, and it conjugates several effects, such as the lubrication fluid, surface morphology, surface pattern, chemical–electrical pneuma, and mechanical properties. This Special Issue aims to present relevant research on the wear performance of novel coating technologies, coating–surface contact theory and experiments, the simulation and evaluation of engineering materials and lubrication, and other related issues.
Dr. Chin-Chung Wei
Prof. Dr. Jeng Haur Horng
Prof. Dr. Wen-Hsien Kao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coating
- engineering materials
- friction
- wear
- lubrication
- simulation
- contact mechanism
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