Alloy/Metal/Steel Surface: Fabrication, Structure, Friction and Service Life
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 115
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser processing and surface technology; laser processing technology and metal surface properties; metal surface micro-textures and tribological properties, fatigue life
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We sincerely invite you to submit your work to this Special issue of Coatings. The theme of this Special Issue is “Alloy/Metal/Steel Surface: Fabrication, Structure, Friction and Service Life”. The composition and properties of metal surfaces can change the form of surface contact, affecting friction performance and service life, and thus having broad application prospects in national defense, industrial and agricultural production, and daily life. An example is, laser surface texturing, with its advantages of good processing controllability, a small heat-affected zone, and little processing deformation. The micro-textures processed on metal surfaces can significantly improve the friction and wear performance of the tool-processed surface and increase the service life of cutting tools. Methods such as grinding, lapping, surface micro-shaping, and filling micro-textures can be used to improve the friction and wear performance of cylinder liners under different lubrication conditions. Therefore, the application of metal surface micro-processing has broad prospects, with relevancy in the fields of aerospace, military industries, transportation, and agricultural machinery and other aspects.
The contact performance of metal surfaces is affected by their composition and morphology. Scientists explore the relationship between structure and function by studying the processing technology of textured surfaces, textured morphology, and the composition of lubricants, revealing the mystery behind this phenomenon. They also use artificial methods (such as etching technology, laser processing technology, chemical vapor deposition, mechanical stretching, electrochemical methods, metal corrosion, etc.) to replicate micro-structures, thereby obtaining excellent surface contact performance.
This special issue focuses on the latest research progress and frontiers in metal surfaces and processing to help solve a series of practical problems.
Topics of particular interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Surface treatment;
- Friction;
- Corrosion resistance;
- Mechanical properties.
Prof. Dr. Yujie Fan
Prof. Dr. Zhiqiang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser processing
- surface etching
- micro-texture
- friction reduction
- wear resistance
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