Surface Engineering via Advanced Manufacturing for Tribological Performance
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2025 | Viewed by 179
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials processing; additive manufacturing; light metals; amorphous metallic materials; laser processing
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Interests: laser-based additive manufacturing of metals; biomaterials; corrosion; high temperature oxidation; 2D layered materials fabrication and characterization; nanofabrication; chemical vapor deposition
Interests: laser-based advanced manufacturing; additive manufacturing (3D printing); micro/nanoscale manufacturing; advanced materials processing towards applications in soft robotics, energy storage, biomedical engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce a Special Issue focusing on "Surface Engineering via Advanced Manufacturing for Tribological Performance”. In today’s world, structural materials, including those used for applications in microelectromechanical systems, bioimplants, industrial machinery, and state-of-the-art transportation vehicles, are often exposed to challenging environments, where surface degradation due to wear may lead to component failure. Innovative surface engineering strategies based on advanced manufacturing techniques are currently being developed through continuous research activities to overcome these challenges. Examples of these techniques include laser-based surface engineering, electron beam surface processing, wire arc processing, plasma-based processing, friction stir processing, friction surfacing, cold-spray-based processing, and various additive manufacturing processes. These advanced manufacturing methods are paving the way for the development of a range of strategic solutions, including wear-resistant coatings, the synthesis of surface composites, engineered textured surfaces for lubricant storage and on-demand delivery, the modification of surface layer microstructures through thermal/thermomechanical treatments, surface-finishing operations for reduced friction, in-situ or ex-situ surface polishing, and the fabrication of multi-material, multi-layered structures via additive manufacturing.
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a shared platform for researchers working in the diverse field of advanced manufacturing, with a focus on tribology. The backbone of the collection will comprise studies investigating the fundamental mechanisms of tribology in engineered surfaces through the lens of process–structure–property relationships. Furthermore, we highly encourage efforts ranging across the length scales, material systems, processing methodologies, and application areas. Studies coupling experimental observations with computational modeling will add to the technical value of this Special Issue. We intend for this Special Issue to be a collection of multifaceted articles showcasing state-of-the-art innovation in surface engineering strategies based on advanced manufacturing for enhanced tribological performance. We look forward to receiving submissions from the multidisciplinary research community engaged in this dynamic field of study.
Dr. Sameehan S. Joshi
Dr. Sangram Mazumder
Dr. Yiliang (Leon) Liao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced manufacturing
- additive manufacturing/3D printing
- electron beam melting
- laser surface engineering
- wire arc additive manufacturing
- friction stir processing
- additive friction stir deposition
- cold spray
- plasma spray
- surface engineering
- surface texturing
- surface melting
- structural materials
- coatings
- friction and wear
- lubrication
- thin films
- friction surfacing
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