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Friction–Vibration Interactions
edited by Guo Xiang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13017 | Submission Open
Keywords: interficial mechanics; friction-indcued vibration; tribo-dynamic; mechanical system; key components; numerical study; experimental study
Recent Advances in Tribological Properties of Machine Tools submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6047 | 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
Tribological Characteristics of Bearing System, 3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 5977 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; tribology; wear; fatigue characteristics; dynamic characteristics; fault diagnosis
High Performance Machining and Surface Tribology
edited by , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5450 | 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 Properties of Soft Materials
edited by Lu Xu, and Baogang Wang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4871 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft materials; tribological properties; liquids and liquid dispersions; gels and greases; lubrication mechanisms; tribochemical reactions; lubrication control
Recent Advances in Sealing Technologies
edited by Yan Wang, Qiong Hu, and Wei Zheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4550 | Submission Open
Keywords: sealing technology; fluid lubrication; self-impact seal; dry gas seal; tribology
Thermal Hydrodynamic Lubrication
edited by Xiaori Liu, Ke Sun and Shuo Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3961 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication; heat transfer; fluid mechanics; friction; wear; surface and interaction; industrial tribology; thin-film simulation
Advances in Lubricated Bearings, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3820 | Submission Open
Keywords: bearing; rolling; sliding; modeling; mixed lubrication; hydrodynamic lubrication; hydrostatic lubrication; journal bearings; thrust bearings; materials; lubricants
Advances in Mixed Lubrication
edited by and Qin Dong
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3478 | Submission Open
Keywords: mixed lubrication; friction; wear; fluid mechanics; contact mechanics; multiphysics modeling; surface texturing; surface roughness; low-friction design; tribological properties
Superlubricity Mechanisms and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: liquid superlubricity; solid superlubricity; solid liquid combined superlubricity; superlubricity mechanisms; superlubricity applications
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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 399 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; digitalization; sensors; data driven; machine learning; artificial intelligence; prediction; remaining useful life
Laser-Assisted Surface Modification to Enhance Tribological Performance Under Extreme Conditions
edited by Guangzhi He, , and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser processing; surface modification; friction and wear; extreme conditions; coatings and layers; 2D materials and nanomaterials; multi-scale structural characterization
Tribology in Ball Milling: Theory and Applications
edited by Zixin Yin and Tongqing Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 306 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: water lubricated bearings; journal bearings; water lubrication; fluid lubrication; tribology
Low Viscosity Medium-Lubricated Bearing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: plain journal/thrust bearing; lubrication regime; dynamic behaviros; tribological performances; rotor dynamics
Applications and Advances of Ion Beam Surface Modification in Tribology
edited by Jie Jin and Pengzhe Zhu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: ion beam modification; surface strengthening; ion implantation; functional coatings; tribology; friction and wear control
Erosive Wear of Polymer Composites submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 38 | 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 259 | 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 1713 | 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 41 | 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 28 | 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 41 | 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 1695 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9715 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2228 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; lubrication; components; bearings; gears; industrial and automotive drivetrains
Tribological Properties of Advanced Cutting Tools
edited by Guangxian Li and Zaiyu Xiang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrahard tool materials; tool wear behavior; high-performance coatings; structured tools; new cooling/lubricating methods
Mechanical Tribology and Surface Technology, 2nd Edition
edited by Zhenpeng He and Hao Zhang
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubrication and sealing technology; tribology research; surface technology; roughness modeling; surface texture
Rheology of Lubricants in Lubrication Engineering
edited by , and Krzysztof Biernacki
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open
Keywords: rheology; tribology; greases; lubricating oils
Recent Advancements in Friction Research for Disc Brake Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 364 | Submission Open
Keywords: disc brake systems; tribological behavior; surface modification; coating; tribocorrosion; friction couple; wear; particle emissions; dyno testing
Tribological Behaviours of Advanced Polymeric Materials
edited by , Josh Armitage, Seunghwan Lee and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 163 | 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 32 | 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 | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; lubrication; enhancement; electric vehicle; current discharge
Tribology in Cryogenic Machining
edited by and Wengfeng Ding
submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: machining; cryogenic cooling; tool wear; surface integrity; cutting force; temperature; sustainability; tribology
Low and Ultra-Low Friction
edited by Wen Wang
submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 268 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; ultra-low friction; superlubricity; friction dissipation; friction control
Advances in Tribochemistry
edited by José Manuel Liñeira del Río and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8680 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribochemistry; lubricants; lubricant additives; surface characterization; friction; wear
Tribology of Metals and Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4309 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; alloys; friction; wear; lubrication; microstructure; contact mechanics; lubricants; coatings; models
Challenges and Advances on Internal Combustion Engines Lubrication submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: engine oil; lubricant additives; fuel economy; friction; wear; alternative fuels impact
Tribological Behavior of Nanolubricants: Do We Know Enough?
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanolubricants; tribological behavior; lubrication regimes (boundary; mixed; EHD); friction and wear reduction; nanoparticle dispersion stability; heat transfer and thermal stability; refrigeration and HVAC lubrication; engine oil and automotive tribology; machining and industrial lubrication; computational and experimental tribology
Lubrication Mechanism of Ionic Liquids submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionic liquids; additives; lubrication; friction; wear; adsorption; chemisorption; tribotronics; molecular layer; triboelectrochemistry
Advanced Computational Studies in Frictional Contact
edited by and Xiaoxi Qiao
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7926 | Submission Open
Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; density functional theory; finite element method; multiscale simulation; machine learning; friction; wear; lubrication
Tribochemistry and Tribofilms
edited by Shaoli Jiang and Jean Michel Martin
submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribofilms; tribochemistry; adsorption layer; in situ methodology; computational simulations; green lubricants; polymeric transfer films; automotive applications
Gas Lubrication and Dry Gas Seal, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Changlin Li
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas lubrication; dry gas seal; aerodynamic lubrication; aerostatic lubrication; gas bearings; hybrid bearing
Superhydrophobic Surface and Tribology
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: wetting property; superhydrophobic surface; friction drag reduction; hydrodynamic lubrication; load bearing capacity; wetting gradient; starved lubrication; surface texturing; chemical modification; tribology design
Analysis, Evaluation and Diagnosis of Tribological Phenomena in Machining Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; friction; wear; lubrication; surface; machining; cutting; grinding; polishing; data analysis
Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL): Advances, Applications, and Future Perspectives
edited by Songmei Yuan and Lutao Yan
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: minimum quantity lubrication (MQL); friction and wear; tool wear; advanced lubrication technologies
Nanofluid Minimum Quantity Lubrication
edited by , Rosa Mondragón and
submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanofluid; minimum quantity lubrication (MQL); sustainable manufacturing; machining performance; nanoparticle dispersion; eco-friendly lubrication
Preparation, Tribological Behavior, and Applications of Lubricant Additives
edited by Jincan Yan
submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14453 | Submission Open
Keywords: lubricant additives; preparation; triblogical behavior; application; surface and interface technology; friction; wear; lubrication; tribology
Tribological Performance of High-Entropy Alloys submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloys; wear; lubricants; castings
Laser Surface Treatments for Tribological Applications
edited by , Mingming Liu and Yuanliang Zhao
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser surface texturing; laser surface modification; tribology; lubrication; surface engineering; wear resistance; friction reduction
Tribology of Medical Devices submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: friction; wear; lubrication; contact mechanics; surface engineering; finite element simulation; damage evaluation
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