This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …

B 4 C has characteristics of low density, good strength, good wear resistance, exceptional
hardness, high elastic modulus and good chemical inertness at room temperature …

Silicon carbide ceramics have many excellent properties, such as high melting point, high
strength, high thermal conductivity, high hardness, high stiffness, good chemical resistance …

The tribological properties of carbide ceramics (SiC, B4C–SiC, and B4C) sliding against SiC
balls in water at a normal load of 20 N in ambient conditions were investigated. Compared …

Hierarchical structures are very common in nature, but only recently have they been
systematically studied in materials science, in order to understand the specific effects they …

Nanorelief structure formed on the surface of B 4 C–SiC ceramics by an in-situ method is
reported. The nanorelief structure formed by the in-situ method, which differs from the relief …

Due to a widespread number of examples, biological hierarchical structures have been
studied for years, founding that surface properties are strictly correlated to the surface …

The friction force observed at macroscale is the result of interactions at various lower length
scales that are difficult to model in a combined manner. For this reason, simplified …

The formation mechanisms of relief structure formed in situ on the surface of B 4 C–SiC
ceramics were studied. The hardness difference between B 4 C and SiC is one of the …

This study discusses the effect on kinetic friction of the number of surface grooves present on
the contact surface of a rubber slider. From some experiments, it was found that the number …