Applied Nanotribology and Surface Engineering: Friction and Wear Performance
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Chemistry at Nanoscale".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 26 February 2027 | Viewed by 71
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wear is one of the most common degradation and failure mechanisms affecting metallic components in engineering applications. Although wear is a critical concern for conventionally manufactured materials produced by casting, forging, machining and powder metallurgy, it is often more pronounced in additively manufactured metals because of their unique microstructures, anisotropy, residual stresses and surface characteristics. Enhancing wear resistance is therefore essential to improve the safety, reliability and service life of engineering components.
Recent advances in nanostructured materials, surface engineering, advanced manufacturing and characterization techniques have provided new opportunities to tailor the tribological performance of metallic materials. However, a comprehensive understanding of the relationships among processing, microstructure, surface integrity, nanoscale deformation and wear behavior remains a major scientific and technological challenge.
This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in the wear performance of metallic materials, with particular emphasis on the influence of nanoscale microstructural features, surface modifications and manufacturing processes on wear mechanisms and failure. Original research articles and review papers are invited to advance the understanding of wear fundamentals and support the development of metallic materials with improved tribological performance and durability.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Wear mechanisms and tribological behavior of metallic materials and alloys.
- Wear performance of additively manufactured metals and alloys.
- Nanostructured, ultrafine-grained and gradient materials for enhanced wear resistance.
- Processing–microstructure–wear relationships.
- Surface engineering, coatings and surface modification techniques.
- Nanoscale characterization of wear-induced microstructural evolution.
- Fretting wear, tribocorrosion, erosion and high-temperature wear.
- Advanced wear testing methods and in situ characterization techniques.
- Experimental, analytical and computational modeling of wear mechanisms.
- Machine learning and multiscale approaches for wear prediction and life assessment.
- Failure analysis and lifetime prediction of wear-critical metallic components.
This Special Issue seeks to bridge fundamental tribological science with practical engineering applications by promoting research that links nanoscale phenomena with macroscopic wear behavior. The collected contributions will provide valuable insights into the design of metallic materials and surfaces with superior wear resistance, improved durability and enhanced performance under demanding service conditions.
Dr. Rodolpho Fernando Vaz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wear mechanism
- cavitation
- corrosion
- scratch
- erosion
- friction
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