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Advances in Hydrodynamic Friction in Combustion Engines submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8307 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction; lubrication; tribology; combustion engines
Recent Advances in Lubricated Tribological Contacts
edited by Marcus Björling and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17409 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubricated tribological contacts; rough contact mechanics; coatings; tribology; lubrication
Tribological and Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7425 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological characteristics; mechanical characteristics; aluminum; metal matrix composites; application
Tire/Road Interface and Road Surface Textures
edited by You Zhan and Bing Hui
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6970 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement friction; skid resistance; pavement texture; tire/road interface; adhesion; wear; surface function; pavement detection
Space Tribology
edited by Wanyou Yang, Wei Song and Shouyi Sun
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4855 | Submission Open
Keywords: spacecraft tribo-testing; tribological performance of spacecraft components; vacuum environment tribology; spacecraft lubrication strategies; contact mechanics in space; surface roughness effects on tribology in space; friction reduction in space applications; space debris tribological interactions; thermal stability of lubricants in space; wear resistance of materials in space environments; solid lubricants for space applications; fluid film lubrication in microgravity; reliability of spacecraft systems under tribological stress; material desigh for space tribological applications; high-temperature tribology in space missions; environmental effects on tribology in space; nano-coatings for enhanced tribological performance in space; tribology in spacecraft propulsion systems; reliability engineering for tribological components in space; experimental methodologies for space tribology research
Sustainable and Advanced Lubrication Strategies for Industrial and Environmental Applications
edited by Hongmei Yang and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1178 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel lubricants; innovative lubrications; surface modifications; hybrid lubrications; monitoring technologies
Tribological Performance of Steels
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel; tribological performance; surface engineering; lubrication; wear mechanisms; wear modes; tribological failures; wear failures; friction reduction; coatings
Recent Advances in Electric Tribology
edited by Wei Cao
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 600 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric structure; electrostatics; electric field; quantum friction; electric dissipation
Machine Design and Tribology submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine design; machine elements; tribology; wear; abrasive wear; cavitation erosion wear; lubrication; additive manufacturing; machine learning; optimization
Intelligent Rolling Dynamics: Enhancing Friction and Lubrication in Plate and Strip Mills
edited by Zhiying Gao
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3120 | Submission Open
Keywords: rolling process; friction; lubrication; temperature field; process optimization; dynamics; chatter; stability; structural dynamics; dynamical model; rolling mill vibration; dynamical response; signal processing; industrial data-driven; intelligent rolling
Friction and Wear Mechanism Under Extreme Environments
edited by Pengpeng Bai
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2923 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; high temperature; friction mechanism; tribology
Tribo-Corrosion: Current Processes, Prevailing Challenges and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2049 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribo-corrosion; biological processes; marine renewable energy; turbine blades; coatings; extractive metallurgy
Advances in Tool Wear Monitoring 2025 submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8037 | Submission Open
Keywords: tool wear monitoring; tool wear mechanisms; real-time monitoring; wear rate analysis; sensor technology; machine learning; data analytics; predictive models; prognostics; Internet of Things (IoT); industry 4.0; in situ monitoring; wear estimation; tool life prediction; fault detection; diagnostic techniques; smart manufacturing
Development Trends in Surface Engineering Modification for Improving Tribological Properties of Alloys and Composite Polymer Materials
edited by , George E. Totten and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; plasma modification; laser treatment; electron beam processing; alloys; polymers; coatings; thin films; tribo-systems; bearings; diffusion layers
Tribology for Lightweighting submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 34214 | Submission Open
Keywords: Lightweight; Automotive contacts; Vehicle efficiency; E-mobility; Advanced high strength steels; Aluminium; Tribology in manufacturing processes  ; Novel lubricants; Surface integrity; Sustainability; Green tribology
Friction–Vibration Interactions
edited by Guo Xiang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16978 | Submission Open
Keywords: interficial mechanics; friction-indcued vibration; tribo-dynamic; mechanical system; key components; numerical study; experimental study
High Performance Machining and Surface Tribology
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 13 articles | Viewed by 14897 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological properties of metal machined surfaces; tribological properties of EDM surfaces; micro-wear of EDM surfaces; special processing and surface tribology; high-performance machining tools and surface tribology; surface machining signals and tribology; machining vibration signals and surface tribology; machining acoustic signaling and surface tribology; multi-source signal processing and surface tribology; surface and wear characteristics of difficult-to-machine materials; monitoring and quality control of surface wear in high-performance machining; digital-twin applications of high-performance machining; theories; methods; and tools of high-performance machining
Tribological Characteristics of Bearing System, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 12358 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; tribology; wear; fatigue characteristics; dynamic characteristics; fault diagnosis
Recent Advances in Tribological Properties of Machine Tools submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9684 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology in manufacturing systems; tribology in manufacturing design; tribology in manufacturing efficiency; tribology in vibration and noise; tribology in machine design; tribology in surface damage; bio-lubricants; lubricant degradation; tribological failure diagnosis and monitoring; basic friction and wear; lubricants and lubrication; contact mechanics; surface engineering and coating; material analysis and examination; tribology in machine elements; tribo-chemistry and tribo-corrosion; biotribology; green tribology and sustainability; micro and nano tribology; manufacturing technology; tribotronics and active tribology
Recent Advances in Sealing Technologies
edited by Yan Wang, Qiong Hu, and Wei Zheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7301 | Submission Open
Keywords: sealing technology; fluid lubrication; self-impact seal; dry gas seal; tribology
Advances in Lubricated Bearings, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6949 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; rolling; sliding; modeling; mixed lubrication; hydrodynamic lubrication; hydrostatic lubrication; journal bearings; thrust bearings; materials; lubricants
Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication
edited by Xiaori Liu, Ke Sun and Shuo Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6608 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; heat transfer; fluid mechanics; friction; wear; surface and interaction; industrial tribology; thin-film simulation
Tribological Properties of Soft Materials
edited by Lu Xu, and Baogang Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6372 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft materials; tribological properties; liquids and liquid dispersions; gels and greases; lubrication mechanisms; tribochemical reactions; lubrication control
Advances in Mixed Lubrication
edited by and Qin Dong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4308 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed lubrication; friction; wear; fluid mechanics; contact mechanics; multiphysics modeling; surface texturing; surface roughness; low-friction design; tribological properties
Future of Digital Tribology: Prediction of Tribological Performance Using Sensors, Signal Processing and Machine Learning
edited by Ling Wang, and Kun Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3263 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; digitalization; sensors; data driven; machine learning; artificial intelligence; prediction; remaining useful life
Cast Iron as a Tribological Material
edited by John Walker and Timothy Kamps
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3060 | Submission Open
Keywords: cast iron; tribology; wear; friction; sliding; lubrication; scuffing; graphite; cementite; austempering
Superlubricity Mechanisms and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2503 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid superlubricity; solid superlubricity; solid liquid combined superlubricity; superlubricity mechanisms; superlubricity applications
Nonlinear Dynamics of Frictional Systems
edited by Xingbao Huang, , Xiujiang Shi and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2457 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; friction; lubrication; visco-slip vibration; vibration noise; mixed lubrication; rotor friction dynamics; surface modification; corrosion protection; fatigue life
Tribology in Ball Milling: Theory and Applications
edited by Zixin Yin and Tongqing Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; wear; ball mill; milling; liner; friction; load behavior; discrete element method
Water Lubricated Bearings
edited by , Jian Huang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1611 | Submission Open
Keywords: water lubricated bearings; journal bearings; water lubrication; fluid lubrication; tribology
Tribological Behavior of Wire Rope
edited by and Yu Tang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1260 | Submission Open
Keywords: wire rope; composite steel belt; friction drive; materials; sliding friction; fretting; wear; lubrication; tribocorrosion; fatigue; mechanical property
Laser-Assisted Surface Modification to Enhance Tribological Performance Under Extreme Conditions
edited by Guangzhi He, , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser processing; surface modification; friction and wear; extreme conditions; coatings and layers; 2D materials and nanomaterials; multi-scale structural characterization
Applications and Advances of Ion Beam Surface Modification in Tribology
edited by Jie Jin and Pengzhe Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion beam modification; surface strengthening; ion implantation; functional coatings; tribology; friction and wear control
Low Viscosity Medium-Lubricated Bearing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: plain journal/thrust bearing; lubrication regime; dynamic behaviros; tribological performances; rotor dynamics
Erosive Wear of Polymer Composites submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: erosive wear; polymer matrix; composite materials; coatings; manufacturing process
Tribotronics: When Active Friction Control Faces New Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 415 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribotronics; tribology; friction; industrial systems; vehicles; instruments; devices in biomechanics; home automation
Tribology in Railway Engineering
edited by , Zili Li and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3225 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; railway engineering; wheel– rail interaction; friction; wear; lubrication; surface treatments; braking systems; bearings; high-speed railways
Tribological Behaviour of Borided Surfaces
edited by Rafael Carrera-Espinoza and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: borided materials; friction; wear rate; dry and wet wear; contact mechanics; powder pack technique; gas or plasma technique; surface design; micro characterization; nano characterization
Tribological Behavior of Ceramic Coatings
edited by David Leal Cano and Kudama A. Habib
submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; nanostructured ceramic coatings; solid/liquid lubricants; self-lubricating coatings; tribofilm; hardness ratio; stribeck curve; friction; wear mechanism
Influence of Microstructure on Wear Resistance and Rolling Contact Fatigue in Steels
edited by Andrei Bavaresco Rezende and Paulo Roberto Mei
submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: steels; microstructure; wear; rolling contact fatigue; railway materials
Advances in Ionic Liquids as New Lubricant Materials submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2820 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubricant additives; ionic liquids; tribology; lubrication regime; stribeck curve; friction; wear; tribofilm formation
Tribology in Manufacturing Engineering
edited by Zhengyi Jiang and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13340 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; friction; wear; lubrication; eco-friendly lubricants; green manufacturing; contact mechanics; computational mechanics; modelling and simulation; metal working; metal forming; metal machining; metal fabrication; composite materials; micro/nano manufacturing; computer-aided design; computer-aided manufacturing
Novel Tribology in Drivetrain Components submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5134 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; lubrication; components; bearings; gears; industrial and automotive drivetrains
Mechanical Tribology and Surface Technology, 2nd Edition
edited by Zhenpeng He and Hao Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1532 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication and sealing technology; tribology research; surface technology; roughness modeling; surface texture
Tribological Properties of Advanced Cutting Tools
edited by Guangxian Li and Zaiyu Xiang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1495 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrahard tool materials; tool wear behavior; high-performance coatings; structured tools; new cooling/lubricating methods
Recent Advancements in Friction Research for Disc Brake Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1477 | Submission Open
Keywords: disc brake systems; tribological behavior; surface modification; coating; tribocorrosion; friction couple; wear; particle emissions; dyno testing
Rheology of Lubricants in Lubrication Engineering
edited by , and Krzysztof Biernacki
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 823 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheology; tribology; greases; lubricating oils
Tribological Behaviours of Advanced Polymeric Materials
edited by , Josh Armitage, Seunghwan Lee and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: visco-elastic-plastic tribology; soft contact mechanics; hydration lubrication; multi-phasic behaviour; polymeric tribology
Oneness in Tribology of Mechanical Components
edited by
submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: oneness perspective; tribology; lubrication regimes; wear mechanisms; mechanical components; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; boundary lubrication; mixed lubrication; starved lubrication; fatigue failure
Enhancement of Electric Vehicle Performance Through Sustainable Lubrication
edited by Anthony Chukwunonso Opia and
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; lubrication; enhancement; electric vehicle; current discharge
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