Surface Engineering Technology and Tribological/Fatigue Behaviors for Advanced Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanics of Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface engineering technology; tribology properties; wear mechanism analysis; fatigue experiment and theory; fatigue resistance evaluation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface engineering is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary science that studies the surface treatment of materials and components. It involves fields such as materials, mechanics, and chemistry. Surface engineering technology plays a crucial role in enhancing the service life of materials and equipment components. With the continuous development of modern science and technology, the performance of various equipment and components has been continuously improved, and the service conditions involved have become increasingly complex, with higher service life requirements and increasingly demanding requirements for component surface performance. At the same time, advanced surface engineering technologies are constantly emerging. Therefore, applying advanced surface engineering technologies to the surfaces of advanced materials and components and exploring and assessing their service performance are significant in engineering application promotion. Among them, tribology and fatigue performance can be regarded as important service performances.
Tribology and fatigue are closely related to numerous specific fields such as reliability, materials science, diagnostics, and testing techniques. The research contents of tribology and fatigue would be of great significance to engineers and researchers. Reducing friction losses, improving anti-fatigue resistance, and expanding service life will significantly improve economic benefits.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect high-quality research papers, brief communications, and review articles. These contents all focus on the surface engineering technology of advanced engineering materials, tribology, and fatigue reliability, covering areas such as interface surface engineering, structural integrity, and contact mechanics. We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Dr. Fuqiang Lai
Dr. Xin Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface engineering technology
- gradient fine-grained layer
- surface integrity
- residual stress layer
- rolling contact fatigue
- rotating bending fatigue
- repeated bending fatigue
- inhibition of crack initiation
- anti-fatigue mechanism
- multiscale analysis of surfaces
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