Trends and Prospects in Tribological Sustainability of Mechanical Systems
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Engineering and Science".
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: tribology; micro- and nanotribology; biotribology; friction; mechanical properties; mechanical behaviour of materials; nanomechanics; wear testing; surface engineering; coating; lubrication; material characterization; materials; mechanical testing; microstructure; surface coating; contact mechanics; nanoindentation; failure analysis; fracture mechanics; surface characterization; surface analysis; adhesion; mems materials; mems design and tribomechanical testing; nanomaterials; mechanics; tribometry; tribocorrosion; coating technology
Interests: metal forming; mechanical behaviour of materials; materials; mechanical testing; materials processing; metals; materials testing; tensile testing; mechanics of materials; material characteristics; aluminum alloys; friction; wear; fatigue; tribomechanical properties of material
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lately, research in tribology has expanded rapidly in terms of range and depth. Being a very multidisciplinary field, tribology usually has evolutions that are distributed in a variety of disciplines. Some of the most significant recent developments are in the fields of lubrication, micro- and nanotribology, MEMS tribology, biotribology, high-temperature tribology and computer simulations.
One of the more exciting areas of lubrication research is the growing area of superlubricity, which is described as a system of motion involving little to no rubbing. Massively lowering the friction coefficient, superlubricity materials and methods greatly decreases the friction-related effects of wear and noise.
Biotribology refers to the use of tribology concepts in biological scenarios. Oral tribology has also had a number of developments, and many developments have shared common threads with joint tribology. For example, there has been a number of studies on the importance of corrosion in both joint implants and dental implants.
High-temperature tribology is pertinent in a number of applications, including in aerospace, automotive and metalworking processes. High-temperature tribology is typically a factor during the forceful interaction of two moving, contacting solid surfaces due to the inherent pressure and friction.
Recently, molecular dynamics simulations and the first-principle calculations that compute atomic relationships via essential quantum mechanics equations have become major new tools for tribology simulations. However, computer simulations have broad applications for forecasting the wear of various systems, including in cutting tools, bearings and artificial joints.
This Special Issue will collect current research work from this broad world of tribology to assess current trends and predict future developments that will impact the field of tribology and lubrication engineering. New proposals aim to increase the level of sustainability of emerging issues and trends in tribology and lubrication engineering. With this Special Issue, we hope to bring to your attention the latest research and which certainly will be beneficial for the growing community of tribology researchers.
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Green Tribology, Emerging Technologies and Applications, Salmiah Binti Kasolang, Guoxin Xie, Jitendra Kumar Katiyar, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, ISBN 9780367688608, Published October 4, 2021 by CRC Press
Lubricant Trends: Emerging Issues in Tribology and Lubrication Engineering, 2017
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Corina J. Bîrleanu
Dr. Lucian Lazarescu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- tribology
- micro- and nanotribology
- biotribology
- lubrication
- friction
- wear
- tribomechanical properties of materials
- computer and numerical simulations in tribology
