Research on Tribological Properties of Materials and Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

Mankind is facing many challenges. Environmental protection appears to be the most critical and can be realized through energy conservation. The key element in preserving energy may increase the efficiency of machines and devices, for example, by decreasing friction. Tribology is a highly interdisciplinary field of science, and tribological tests can assess the nature of friction, wear resistance by friction, and determine cooperating materials’ coefficient of friction, and, therefore, research in this area can help address energy conservation needs.

This Special Issue will bring together the work of academic scientists, researchers, and research scholars to spread and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Tribological Properties of Materials and Coatings from all fields of interest, ones including traditional tribological research concentrated on machine elements and manufacturing processes through green tribology, nanotribology, as well as by open system tribology and even space tribology.

In this context, this Special Issue entitled Research on Tribological Properties of Materials and Coatings is being launched.

We kindly invite you to submit manuscripts for this Special Issue. Research papers, communications, and reviews dealing with the investigation, modeling, simulation, and assessment of tribological properties of materials and coatings are all welcome.

Dr. Wiesław A. Graboń
Dr. Thomas G. Mathia
Prof. Marek Goral
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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