Self lubricating Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Self-lubricating materials are seen as an integral part of today’s engineering materials, which are replacing conventional materials used in automobiles, aerospace, and marine applications. The characteristic multi-tasking ability of these materials have made them vital for tribological and mechanical applications. The complex mechanisms behind self-lubricating composites is a cumulation of interdisciplinary concepts centered around the tribological nature of the materials and its functionality. The key elements involve understanding the compatible nature of different composites with various lubricating mechanisms along with necessary mechanical properties. Accomplishing balance of these aspects is what defines the functionality of a self-lubricating composite.

The aim of this Special Issue is to share the latest research advances in the field of tribology of self-lubricating materials. Papers shall be written by active researchers, but presented in a way accessible to a public beyond those who are specialists in the topic dealt. It is the aim of this approach to take full pedagogical advantage of many research materials that researchers manage around the world but which are outside the scope of more specialized scholarly publications. Generally, the Special Issue will provide researchers a focused pathway for future research initiatives to increase our scientific understating on tribology of self-lubricating materials. The general outline of the Special Issue can include, but is not limited to:

• state of the art and prospects of self lubricating materials
• principles of lubrication and self-lubrication
• experimental methods in tribology
• tribology of self-lubricating metal matrix composites
• tribology of self-lubricating polymer matrix composites
• tribology of self-lubricating ceramics matrix composites
• tribology of self-lubricating coatings
• carbon-matrix self-lubricating composites
• computational methods of tribology in self-lubricating materials
• environmental and economic effect of self-lubricating materials
• application of self-lubricating materials

Dr. Emad Omrani
Prof. Pradeep K. Rohatgi
Guest Editors

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• self-lubricating
• solid lubricants
• friction
• wear
• composites
• coatings