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 …

Ultra-precision diamond cutting is a promising machining technique for realizing ultra-
smooth surface of different kinds of materials. While fundamental understanding of the …

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation has enhanced our understanding about ductile-regime
machining of brittle materials such as silicon and germanium. In particular, MD simulation …

Diamond tools play a critical role in ultra-precision machining due to their excellent physical
and mechanical material properties, such as that cutting edge can be sharpened to …

Residual stresses (RS) induced in machined components have substantial impact on the
quality and lifetime of the final products. There are several cutting parameters and conditions …

Diamond is widely acknowledged as the hardest naturally occurring material. Nevertheless,
when exposed to friction against ferrous metals, it is prone to graphitization or …

Diamond has many outstanding properties, such as high hardness, great toughness, high
capability up to a nanometric tool cutting edge, high thermal conductivity, low friction, and …

Cutting ferrous metals, such as mold steel, with diamond tools is a critical issue that urgently
needs to be solved in the field of precision machining. In cutting ferrous metals, diamond …

Diamond, with ultrahigh hardness, high wear resistance, high thermal conductivity, and so
forth, has attracted worldwide attention. However, researchers found emergent reactions at …

In this paper, a molecular dynamics simulation has been adopted to arrive at a
phenomenological understanding of the wear mechanism of diamond tools against single …