Dear Colleagues,

It is widely known that, starting from the last century, with the increase of industrial manufacturing, the needs for new types of materials have also been increased, to follow market demands, but also to provide high production efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Today, alternative, composite materials have wide applications in industry because of their good mechanical and tribological properties. As there are needs for different types of composite materials, research in this area is on the high rise. Scientists usually define five classes of composites based on geometry of reinforcement, particulate, flakes and fibers or type of the matrix. According to the main ingredients of composite materials, composites are usually classified into continuous (matrix) phases and reinforcing (fibers, particles) phases; the continuous phases can be formed by polymer, ceramic or metal components. The polymeric phases are further divided into thermoset, elastomer, and thermoplastic. By contrast, the reinforcing phases are divided into discontinuous and continuous and glass, carbon, aramid, natural, and ceramic.

One of the main reasons for material failure and equipment damage is recognized to be tribological phenomena in terms of friction and wear; thus, composite materials, because of their tribomechanical properties, are attracting attention both in academic society and industry.

This Special Issue aims to collect the latest advances in the tribology of composites and bio-composites, with particular attention to experimental investigations but also to mathematical and numerical modeling of contact phenomena. Contributions are welcome in terms of reviews and/or research papers from both academic researchers and their industrial peers, dealing with the latest developments in this topic.

Prof. Alessandro Ruggiero
Guest Editor

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• Tribology
• Friction
• Wear
• Contact Mechanics
• Composites
• Polymer composites
• Metal matrix
• (Natural) Fibers
• Biocomposites
• Nanocomposites