Tribology: Recent State and Trends of Development

Dear Colleagues,

It is an honor and a privilege to be involved as the Guest Editor of a Special Issue of Materials focusing on Tribology. Tribology is a multidisciplinary science focused on the design, friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces in relative motion.

The subject of tribology is of great significance for engineers. Tribology plays a crucial role in industry by improving the performance, efficiency, reliability, energy efficiency, and safety of many products and systems. This leads to significant savings by reducing the need for maintenance, repair, and replacement.

This Special Issue intends to show the results of recent tribological studies and future research trends.

In particular, the topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• The tribological behavior of metallic and non-metallic materials
• Wear, including adhesion, abrasion, and tribo-corrosion
• Cavitation and erosion
• Sub-surface stressing, fatigue spalling, pitting, and micro-pitting
• The surface topography of the substrate and layer
• Wear-resistant materials and coatings.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collect high-quality research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on the tribology of engineering materials, including surface engineering.

Your contribution to this Special Issue is highly valued and appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Danko Ćorić
Prof. Dr. Suzana Jakovljević
Guest Editors

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