Surface Engineering Processes for Reducing Friction and Wear
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Corrosion, Wear and Erosion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 779
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials science; surface engineering; manufacturing processes; tribology; mechanical properties; corrosion and oxidation
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Interests: materials science; surface engineering; manufacturing processes; tribology; mechanical properties; corrosion and oxidation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface engineering is considered as a critical area in industrial manufacturing as the quality of surfaces strongly affects the functionality, efficiency and durability of technological processes and products. One of the main goals for surface modification is to reduce the adverse effects of friction and wear in wide range of engineering applications, such as biomedical, electrical, energy, transport, etc. However, due to the variability and diversity of these applications, diverse contact conditions and environments are met. Thus, in order to select and apply the most appropriate surface treatment, testing under relevant to the application conditions is needed.
Having the above in mind, this Special Issue focuses on the utilization of surface engineering processes to minimize friction and wear phenomena in engineering applications. The topics of interest for this Special Issue, in particular, include (but are not restricted to):
- All existing surface processing technologies (e.g., coating deposition, laser treatments, ion implantation, etc.) for modifying materials;
- Novel surface treatments and coatings;
- Use of surface treatments to reduce wear and friction;
- New tribological methods to study industrial problems on the lab scale;
- Friction and wear mechanisms in surface modified systems;
- Tribo-corrosion of surfaces;
- Other aspects of tribological surfaces and coatings are also welcome.
Dr. Emmanuel P. Georgiou
Dr. Angelos Koutsomichalis
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- surface engineering
- coatings
- materials processing
- friction
- wear
- lubrication
- tribo-testing
- green tribology
- sustainability
