Understanding the complex nature of wear behavior of materials at high-temperature is of
fundamental importance for several engineering applications, including metal processing …

Solid lubricants are described as solid materials of intentionally introduced or in situ formed
on contact surfaces in relative motion for the purpose of lowering friction and wear and …

For mechanically dominated load profiles, nitrides are preferred as the base material for
structural and functional hard coatings, while oxide-based materials offer better protection …

Self-lubricating materials are becoming more widespread in fields like metal forming or
power generation due to the inability to use conventional lubricants in high-temperature (HT) …

Progress in the design and exploration of hard coatings with high temperature adaptive
behavior in tribological contacts is reviewed. When coupled with most recent surface …

Self-lubricating ceramic cutting tools have recently gained considerable attention as the tool
wear in cutting hard-to-cut materials greatly affects the production cost, integrity of the …

High entropy alloy nitride coatings (HEAN), showing superior mechanical strength, high
oxidation resistance, and thermal stability, have often been used in protective hard coatings …

This article provides an overview of the latest research developments on binary and ternary
oxide coatings that have the potential to be used as solid lubricants at elevated …

Adaptive nanocomposite coating materials that automatically and reversibly adjust their
surface composition and morphology via multiple mechanisms are a promising development …

Understanding the nature of the frictional behaviour of sliding contacts at high temperatures
is of fundamental importance, which ultimately leads to material loss. Modern applications …