Various methods have been employed to protect metals in assets from corrosion damage,
among which is the use of very efficient and economical organic coatings. The performance …

This paper provides a review on the current research developments in high temperature
solid-lubricating materials. We first briefly discuss fundamental of high temperature solid …

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 …

The nitrides of most of the group IVb-Vb-VIb transition metals (TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN,
MoN, WN) constitute the unique category of conductive ceramics. Having substantial …

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 …

The current review aims to provide an overview on the research performed with vanadium
containing nitride hard coatings. Such coatings were synthesised with the objective of …

The reliable operation of advanced industrial tribo-systems depends on solid-lubricating
composites with excellent tribological performances over a wide temperature range. Here …

High manganese steel (30CrMnSi) is usually used to prepare the components which works
under a high load for long time. In order to extend its service life, the high manganese steel …

In recent years, the use of nanocomposite materials to functionalize surfaces has been
investigated, taking advantage of the complementary properties of the nanocomposite …