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Coatings and Lubrication in Extreme Environments
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15987 | Submission Open
Keywords: coatings; lubricants; surface and interface; tribology; friction and seizure; extreme operational environments
Surface Engineering via Advanced Manufacturing for Tribological Performance
edited by , Sangram Mazumder and Yiliang (Leon) Liao
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1458 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced manufacturing; additive manufacturing/3D printing; electron beam melting; laser surface engineering; wire arc additive manufacturing; friction stir processing; additive friction stir deposition; cold spray; plasma spray; surface engineering; surface texturing; surface melting; structural materials; coatings; friction and wear; lubrication; thin films; friction surfacing
Anti-Wear Lubricating Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: anti-wear lubricating materials; surface modification; friction and wear; tribological mechanisms
Rheology of Lubricants in Lubrication Engineering
edited by , and Krzysztof Biernacki
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheology; tribology; greases; lubricating oils
Recent Advancements in Friction Research for Disc Brake Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open
Keywords: disc brake systems; tribological behavior; surface modification; coating; tribocorrosion; friction couple; wear; particle emissions; dyno testing
Marine Tribology
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13469 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine equipment; marine vessels; lubrication mechanism; water-lubricated bearing; intelligent lubricating management
Thermophysical and Tribological Characterization of Additivated Lubricants with Nanoparticles
edited by and Khodor Nasser
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11794 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoparticles; additives; lubricant; viscosity; density; friction; wear
Advances in Tribochemistry
edited by José Manuel Liñeira del Río and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7439 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribochemistry; lubricants; lubricant additives; surface characterization; friction; wear
Tribological Research on Transmission Systems
edited by Qingbing Dong, and Bo Zhao
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6384 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical transmission; tribology; lubrication; friction; wear; fatigue; fracture; competing failure; life prediction; fault diagnosis
Gas Lubricated Bearings
edited by Dongjiang Han, Fangcheng Xu, Wenjun Li and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2458 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas foil bearing; aerostatic bearing; squeeze air film bearing; hydrostatic porous gas bearings; hybrid lubricated bearings; bearings lubricated by other gaseous fluids
Space Tribology
edited by Wanyou Yang, Wei Song and Shouyi Sun
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2397 | 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
Fundamentals and Applications of Tribocorrosion submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1549 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; wear; tribocorrosion; coatings; surface modification techniques; testing protocols; degradation mechanisms
Structural Evolution and Wear of Steels
edited by , and Venu Yarasu
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel; surface engineering; heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties; wear mechanisms; structural integrity; wear prediction
Tribology in Railway Engineering
edited by , Zili Li and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; railway engineering; wheel– rail interaction; friction; wear; lubrication; surface treatments; braking systems; bearings; high-speed railways
Tribology of Metals and Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3267 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; alloys; friction; wear; lubrication; microstructure; contact mechanics; lubricants; coatings; models
Tribology in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing: Current Applications and Future Directions
edited by and Jiang Bi
submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser manufacturing; tribology properties; microstructures; friction and wear properties; laser cladding; laser quenching; laser remelting; laser additive manufacturing
Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication
edited by Xiaori Liu, Ke Sun and Shuo Liu
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; heat transfer; fluid mechanics; friction; wear; surface and interaction; industrial tribology; thin-film simulation
Lubrication of Biomimetic Surfaces
edited by Xiaolei Wang
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomimetic; surface texture; friction; wear; lubrication; adhesion
Surface Modification: Microstructure and Tribological Characterization
edited by and
submission deadline 21 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; coating; microstructure; tribological; friction and wear; simulation analysis; lubricant design
Tribology for Lightweighting submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 28927 | 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
Recent Advances in Green Lubricants submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8152 | Submission Open
Keywords: green lubricants; rheological behavior; physical properties; temperature and oxidation stability; tribology performance
New Horizons in Machine Learning Applications for Tribology
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4797 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; knowledge discovery in databases; data mining; metamodels; artificial neural networks; classification; regression; friction; lubrication; wear; rheology; machine elements; condition monitoring; composite materials; surface modifications; lubricants and additives
Advances in Lubricated Bearings, 2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2268 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; rolling; sliding; modeling; mixed lubrication; hydrodynamic lubrication; hydrostatic lubrication; journal bearings; thrust bearings; materials; lubricants
Tribology of Diamond-Like Carbon Films: Recent Progress and Future Trends
edited by Jongkuk Kim, and Jae-Il Kim
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2022 | Submission Open
Keywords: diamond-like carbon (DLC); coating system; tribo-corrosion; elementally modified DLC; structurally controlled DLC; functional durable coating; future application
Experimental Modelling of Tribosystems
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1489 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental methods; tribological testing; friction; wear; tribometry; extreme operating conditions
Wear and Friction in Hybrid and Additive Manufacturing Processes
edited by Sougata Roy and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1291 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; hybrid manufacturing; wear behavior; friction performance; surface engineering; contact mechanics
Tribology of 2D Nanomaterials and Active Control of Friction Behavior
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction and wear; nanoadditive; lubrication mechanism; synergetic effect; surface modification; structural regulation; material characterization; active controllable friction
Tribological Study in Machining Processes
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 495 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology of materials in machining; friction; tool wear; lubrication engineering; coolant and lubricant in machining; micro and nano coolant and lubricant; metal-working coolants (MWCs); metal-working fluids (MWFs); minimum quantity lubrication (MQL); nanofluid minimum quantity lubrication (NFMQL)
Recent Achievements and Future Developments in Surface Texture Control of Tribological Properties
edited by and Yuan Wei
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological properties; surface texturing technology; dynamics modeling and analysis; bio-mimetic; machine learning; deep learning; prediction and diagnosis; design and optimization
Recent Advances in Superlubricity
edited by , and Deli Peng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open
Keywords: superlubricity; friction; wear; nanofluidics; 2D materials
Contact Problem with Friction in Thermo-Viscoelasticity/Electroelasticity
edited by Mustapha Bouallala, El Hassan Essoufi, Rachid Fakhar and Hicham Benaissa
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermo-viscoelasticity; electroelasticity; contact mechanics; frictional behavior; thermal effects; viscoelastic deformation; electromechanical coupling; numerical modeling; finite element method (FEM)
Gearbox Lubrication
edited by Xiaozhou Hu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: jet lubrication; splash lubrication; under-race lubrication; gears; bearings; oil supply; power losses
Tribological Properties of Biolubricants
edited by Xin Cui, and
submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5977 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological properties; biolubricant; nano-enhancer; preparation; fatty acid; viscosity; surface tension; extreme conditions; sustainable manufacturing
Tribotronics: When Active Friction Control Faces New Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribotronics; tribology; friction; industrial systems; vehicles; instruments; devices in biomechanics; home automation
Advances in Dry and Lubricated Electrical Contacts
edited by , and Yiming Han
submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3977 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrical contact modelling; static/sliding electric contacts; applied voltage on lubricated contacts; electrical discharge to mechanical elements; electrical surface damage; electrical arc; tribotronics; advanced lubricants for electrical contacts; capacitance/resistance calculation; condition monitoring
Intelligent Algorithms for Triboinformatics
edited by Amir Kordijazi
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4384 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; triboinformatics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; multimodal data; friction; wear; lubrication
Advances in Tool Wear Monitoring 2024 submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4357 | 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
Tribological and Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3929 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological characteristics; mechanical characteristics; aluminum; metal matrix composites; application
Friction and Wear Properties of Composite Coatings in Air and Water
edited by Qianzhi Wang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1639 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; anti-friction; wear-resistant; composite coatings; tribochemistry; water-based lubricants
Nonlinear Dynamics of Frictional Systems
edited by Xingbao Huang, , Xiujiang Shi and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open
Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; friction; lubrication; visco-slip vibration; vibration noise; mixed lubrication; rotor friction dynamics; surface modification; corrosion protection; fatigue life
Tire/Road Interface and Road Surface Textures
edited by You Zhan and Bing Hui
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: pavement friction; skid resistance; pavement texture; tire/road interface; adhesion; wear; surface function; pavement detection
Wear-Resistant Coatings and Film Materials
edited by Xuan Yin and Jianxun Xu
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11730 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanolubrication; two-dimensional materials; functional polymer; quantum dot materials
Tribological Analysis of Dental Composite Materials
edited by and Ramkumar Yadav
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open
Keywords: dental composites; restorative materials; tribological analysis; wear behaviour; abrasive wear; erosion wear; two-/three-body wear
Tribology of Electric Vehicles
edited by Peter M. Lee and Carlos Sanchez
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12055 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; electric vehicles; EV fluids; rheology
Tribology of Nanocomposites 2024
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4040 | Submission Open
Keywords: advancement in nanocomposites for improved tribological behaviour; techniques for tribological measurements; machine learning for the diagnostics of friction; wear; and lubrication
Biotribology of Medical Implants: Current Applications and Future Directions
edited by Ehsan Askari and Abdellatif Abdelgaied
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: design optimization; personalized implants; modeling and simulation; digital twins; material solutions; monitoring; orthopedics and oral and cardiovascular tribology; machine learning; hybrid modeling
Tribological Challenges in Wheel-Rail Contact
edited by and Zhiwei Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: wheel– rail contact mechanics; friction; rolling contact fatigue (RCF) and wear analysis; digital twin for wheel– rail systems; lubrication and surface treatments; condition monitoring and predictive maintenance
Thermomechanical Tribological Behaviors and Damage Failure in Engineering Applications
edited by Chun Lu, Zhiqiang Li and Hongqin Liang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermomechanical tribology; friction and wear; thermal crack; fatigue and fracture; thermodynamics; dynamics; contact mechanics; damage mechanics; materials science; wear mechanism; hot spots; high-temperature lubrication; wear-resistant; simulation and testing methods
Microstructure and Tribological Properties of Alloys
edited by and Shuang Yi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal; alloy additive; tribology; lubrication; microstructre; service life
Cast Iron as a Tribological Material
edited by John Walker and Timothy Kamps
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1576 | Submission Open
Keywords: cast iron; tribology; wear; friction; sliding; lubrication; scuffing; graphite; cementite; austempering
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