Special Issues

Lubricants publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Structural Evolution and Wear of Steels
edited by , and Venu Yarasu
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open
Keywords: steel; surface engineering; heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties; wear mechanisms; structural integrity; wear prediction
High-Temperature Self-Lubricating Materials: Current Applications and Future Directions
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-temperature lubrication; self-lubricating materials; solid lubricants; wear resistance; tribology; extreme-condition materials; thermal stability; advanced composites
Surface Engineering via Advanced Manufacturing for Tribological Performance
edited by , Sangram Mazumder and Yiliang (Leon) Liao
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1657 | 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
Tribological Properties of Biolubricants
edited by Xin Cui, and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6903 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribological properties; biolubricant; nano-enhancer; preparation; fatty acid; viscosity; surface tension; extreme conditions; sustainable manufacturing
Condition Monitoring of Lubricating Oils
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 488 | Submission Open
Keywords: used lubricant analysis; wear debris monitoring; oil condition sensors; predictive/proactive/prognosis maintenance; machine learning diagnostics; grease and oil degradation
Advances in Wear-Resistant Fe-Based Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fe-based materials; wear; friction; hardness; lubricant; tribology; microstructure; composites
Advances in Friction and Wear Mechanisms of Brake Materials and Their Emission Behavior
edited by , Jiaxin Ji and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; vehicle brake system; brake materials; brake wear particle emissions
Wear in Additive Manufacturing, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open
Keywords: wear modelling and validation in additive manufacturing; wear-resistant materials; coatings; or surface treatments produced by additive manufacturing; relationships between additive manufacturing materials; structures; processing and their wear behavior; wear testing methods in additive manufacturing; lubricant properties for wear in additive manufacturing
Intelligent Algorithms for Triboinformatics
edited by Amir Kordijazi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5391 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; triboinformatics; artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent algorithms; multimodal data; friction; wear; lubrication
Recent Advances in Superlubricity
edited by , and Deli Peng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open
Keywords: superlubricity; friction; wear; nanofluidics; 2D materials
Tribological Impacts of Sustainable Fuels in Mobility Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuel injection wear; engine component durability; sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs); marine biofuels; hydrogen internal combustion engine (H2ICE); low-lubricity fuel effects
Modeling and Simulation of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: elastohydrodynamic lubrication; numerical simulations; analytical/semi-analytical modeling; artifical intelligence; computational efficiency; system-level simulations
Friction, Wear, Lubrication and Mechanics of Surfaces in Metal Forming and Machining
edited by and Muhammad Hasnulhadi Mohammad Jaafar
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Submission Open
Keywords: tribology; friction modeling; metal forming; machining; lightweight metals; tools and dies; lubrication; coating; surface texturing; additive manufactured tool; artificial intelligence-driven forming or machining; tribological testing methodologies
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