Tribology of Smart Materials
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2020) | Viewed by 3624
Special Issue Editor
Interests: smart materials; carbon-based thin films and carbon modifications; coatings with actuator and sensor functions; materials for robotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Smart materials are able to sense, act, and/or even react to environmental, machining, and loading conditions. Such sensor and/or actor functions are advantageous for
- Wear protection for identification before overloading;
- Adaptable wear protection depending on the load case;
- Regulation and control of machining parameters during processing;
- Durability of corrosion protection and registration of critical values;
- Signal production to enforce a reaction of close-by micro- and macroelements; and
- Stimulation by signals of surrounding elements or matter.
This Special Issue "Tribology of Smart Materials" includes applications under tribological loading and the wear behaviour of smart materials. In some cases, reinforcements are added to smart materials to improve structural and functional properties. Smart materials can be nano- or microstructured or can obtain special surface patterns. Topographic and structural features may effect special functions in addition to mere physical, chemical, or electrical effects.
Smart materials use physical, chemical, and electrical principles for producing signals. Examples are piezoelectric, thermoelectric, magnetic, or concentration differences due to loading and tribological usage. Other substances often embed smart materials for protection and signal processing. In that case, system tribology and durability matters.
Signal production by smart materials and material combinations are typical for biological processes as well. It is strongly encouraged to submit manuscripts about smart materials in biology and their tribological behaviour as well as the tribological behaviour of biomimetic concepts in mechanical engineering, electronics, and microelectronics.
Prof. Dr. Annett Dorner-Reisel
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- Smart materials
- Smart tribology
- Piezo- and thermoelectricity
- Carbon nanotubes
- Fullerene
- Diamond
- Diamond-like carbon
- Energy harvesting
- Biomaterials
- Integrated sensor and actor materials
- Coatings and thin films
- Signal transformation and recognition
- Hybrid coatings and systems
