There has been tremendous interest in the development of different innovative wear‐
resistant materials, which can help to reduce energy losses resulted from friction and wear …

The harmonic structure is a recently introduced concept paving the way for engineering
metallic materials to achieve excellent mechanical performance. They consist of soft coarse …

The present work investigates the influence of laser peening without coating (LPwC) on the
fatigue and fretting wear behaviour of AISI 304 alloy subjected to one and five peening …

The current trend of increasing the precision lifetime of high-performance bearings forces
scientists and engineers to optimize the heat treatment and processing technology to endure …

To improve the friction and wear properties of a plasma-sprayed Ni/WC coating on a# 45
steel substrate and explore the influence of spindle speed on the friction and wear …

Laser shock peening (LSP) is a unique and efficient surface modification technique that
surface engineers have commonly adopted to tailor metallic materials' surface and …

The main purpose of this article is to study the effect of ultrasonic surface rolling process
(USRP) on the surface properties of QAl10-3-1.5 aluminum bronze alloy under different …

Wear phenomenon impact the operating efficiency and service life of engineering materials
due to the influence of surface interaction at different working conditions. Successive …

The operational safety and reliability of a variable gauge train are affected by the anti-fretting
wear performance of the locking mechanism. The main purpose of this study is to optimize …