Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your work for the Special Issue “Friction and Wear Behaviours in Mechanical Engineering”. The friction and wear problems in mechanical systems have always been particularly important, but recently, with the worsening of energy problems, the relevance of these issues has increased even more. When solving this question, special attention should be focused on the systematicity of the solution, i.e., analysis of the entire tribological system. We invite articles that deal with the properties of friction surfaces; their change using various technological methods, both when forming coatings and applying other surface modification methods; and tribological system lubrication. We also seek articles dedicated to the loss of and increase in tribological system efficiency, mechanisms of surface wear and degradation, and the monitoring of tribological systems. The most important highlights of this publication are new and combined surface coating and processing methods; self-lubricating coatings; tribological properties of lubricants; their improvement and assessment of changes in properties during the operation; green, i.e., environmentally friendly technologies; and biodegradable lubricants. We welcome contributions that evaluate not only the friction and wear parameters of the tribological system, but also friction mechanisms, surface degradation processes, and environmentally friendly materials (i.e., bioscale and structural and lubricating materials made from renewable materials).

Most of the articles in the Special Issue will consist of published reports of the international conference BALTTRIB'2022 (www.balttrib.info).

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• New and combined methods of coating formation and surface modification;
• Influence of surface treatment on its wear and degradation mechanisms and intensity;
• Structural and lubricating materials of biological origin;
• Self-lubrication coatings and self-regulation processes in friction pairs;
• Green surface treatment technologies;
• Green tribology.

Prof. Dr. Juozas Padgurskas
Dr. Raimundas Rukuiža
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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• surface modification
• tribosystem
• friction and wear mechanisms
• biolubricants
• biodegradable materials
• green tribology