Tribological Properties and Surface Modification of Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Metals focuses on surface modification technologies, as well as new findings and applications in the range of friction and wear in metal materials. Surface engineering or surface modification is a systematic engineering that changes the morphology, chemical composition, microstructure, and stress of solid metal surface or non-metal surface through surface coating, surface modification, or composite treatment of various surface technologies after surface pretreatment, so as to obtain the required properties of the surface. We invite contributions to this Special Issue on “Tribological Properties and Surface Modification of Metallic Materials”. Here, we will underline recent advances related to friction, wear, lubrication, coatings, and film, as well as damage from the interface. Research topics of interest may include, but are not limited to tribology, friction, coating, film, lubrication, surface technology, surface engineering, test device, and measurement.

Prof. Dr. Zhenbing Cai
Prof. Dr. Wen Yue
Guest Editors

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