The growing industrial demand for sustainable materials has led to a paradigm shift in the
focus from synthetic polymers towards natural fibres. This paper deals with the challenges …

Environmental stringent norms, weight reduction, and the ever-depleting mode of petroleum
resources have stimulated the use of textile-based natural fibres as reinforcement in …

Ocean engineering equipment frequently undergoes tribological impacts during service,
resulting in an accelerated deterioration of ocean materials. Thus an effective strategy by …

To evaluate the potential of high entropy alloys for marine applications, a new high entropy
alloy coating of AlCrFeNiW 0.2 Ti 0.5 was designed and produced on Q235 steel via laser …

Fabrication and selection of optimal material with diverse properties for ship body is often a
troublesome and difficult task, as inadequate selection of materials may result in improper …

In order to study the possibility of silicon nitride based composites-metal as a material for
seawater sliding pairs, the friction and wear properties of Si 3 N 4-hBN composites sliding …

In the present study, the friction and wear behaviors of Si3N4-hBN (Hexagonal boron nitride)
ceramic composites against polyether-etherketone in artificial seawater were investigated …

A superhydrophobic composite coating consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and
poly (acrylic acid)+ β-cyclodextrin (PAA+ β-CD) was prepared on an aluminum alloy AA …

In order to select appropriate antifriction and wear resistance material combinations for key
frictional pairs in seawater hydraulic components, tribological characteristics of SiC, Si3N4 …

Polymeric matrix composites have been widely used in the marine field. In this study, the
tribological behavior under seawater-lubricated conditions of pure Polyamide 12 (PA12) …