Optimization of Abrasive Wear Characteristics of Polyethylene/Acrylate Copolymer Nanocomposites by S. Chockalingam, G. Gopalarama Subramaniyan, Anand Bisen, S. Kaliappan, S. Sekar, Pravin P. Patil, T. Ch. Anil Kumar, B. Ramesh, S. Venkatesan

“…Nanocomposites were tested for their tribological properties utilizing abrasive wear load, C3B, and sliding distance which were all taken into consideration while performing the abrasive wear evaluations. …”
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Investigation of Mechanical and Wear Properties of LM24/Silicate/Fly Ash Hybrid Composite Using Vortex Technique by B. R. Senthil Kumar, M. Thiagarajan, K. Chandrasekaran

“….% of silicate using vortex technique. Tribological properties were evaluated under different load (15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 N); sliding velocity (0.75, 1.5, 2.25, and 3 m/sec) condition using pin on disc apparatus and mechanical properties like density, hardness, impact strength, and tensile strength of composites were investigated. …”
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Contact Load and Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Analysis of Eccentric Bearings in RV Reducer Considering the Effects of Roller Profile Modification by Xinyue Zhang, Gang Wang, Daqi Wu, Jian Guan, Wenjie Chen

“…The mechanical and tribological behavior of eccentric bearings is crucial for the performance of a RV reducer. …”
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Microstructure Characterization, Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Silicon Carbide and Neem Leaf Powder Reinforced AL7075 Alloy hybrid MMC�s by Gururaj Hatti, Avinash Lakshmikanthan, G. J. Naveen

“…Eventually, the mechanical and tribological properties of the composites were assessed, and their relationship to the composites' matching microstructure and wear was addressed.…”
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Friction-Induced Pain: From Skin Surface to Brain Activation by Xingxing Fang, Wei Tang, Shousheng Zhang, Yanze Wu, Yifeng Zeng, Yangyang Xia, Ming Zhang

“…The frictional pain was systematically studied based on skin tribological behaviors and brain activation. The results showed that the skin frictional pain was affected by the combination of friction and mechanical properties of anatomic regions and liner materials. …”
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A motion-responsive injectable lubricative hydrogel for efficient Achilles tendon adhesion prevention by Shujie Cheng, Jihong Yang, Jianguo Song, Xin Cao, Bowen Zhou, Lan Yang, Chong Li, Yi Wang

“…Firstly, ILH was proved to be successfully prepared and lubricated as well as sol-gel reversible via FTIR characterization, rheological measurement and tribological tests. Then, in vitro cell experiments and coagulation tests demonstrated the optimal cytocompatibility and hemocompatibility of ILH. …”
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Synergistic enhancement in mechanical properties of graphene/MWCNT reinforced Polyaryletherketone – carbon fiber multi-scale composites: Experimental studies and finite element ana... by Sarath Kumar Painkal, Meera Balachandran, Karingamanna Jayanarayanan, Nagaarjun Sridhar, Sanjeev Kumar

“…Multi-scale composites displayed significantly improved strength, fracture toughness, interlaminar shear strength, glass transition temperature and tribological performance. Under dynamic load, graphene/MWCNT reinforcement of matrix and CF synergistically increases the storage modulus and energy absorption characteristics. …”
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Effect of Graphene Nanoplatelets as Lubricant Additive on Fuel Consumption During Vehicle Emission Tests by Eduardo Tomanik, Wania Christinelli, Pamela Sierra Garcia, Scott Rajala, Jesuel Crepaldi, Davi Franzosi, Roberto Martins Souza, Fernando Fusco Rovai

“…After functionalization, two GNP additive variants were initially mixed with a fully formulated SAE 0W-20 engine oil and tribologically evaluated using reciprocating sliding tests at 40 and 120 °C and Hertzian pressure up to 1.2 GPa when both variants presented friction reduction. …”
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High power impulse magnetron sputtering deposited virucide and antibacterial CrN-Cu films and the durability of the antimicrobial activity by Santiago Domínguez-Meister, Janire Mediavilla, Anastasia Dianova, Noelia Álvarez, Sara Insausti, Edurne Rujas, Jose L. Nieva, Marta Brizuela, Iñigo Braceras

“…Aureus) activities, and the durability of the antimicrobial activity, simulating tribologically two years of standard cleaning processes.It has been found that adding Cu to CrN caused some reduction in the coating hardness and Young's modulus, but an increase in the coating adhesion. …”
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Analyzing the Cooling Rate and Its Effect on Distribution of Pattern and Size of the Titanium Diboride Particles Formed by P. Senthil Kumar, Pon Selvan Chithirai, D. Antony Prabu, G. Surya Prakash, V. Murali Krishna, Jemal Yimer Mohammed

“…The TiB2 particles are distributed more at this location at 810°C, and the TiB2 particles formed various clusters in this zone as 70%–80%. Also, the tribological characteristics are analyzed with the help of the results.…”
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Investigation on Inorganic Salts K2TiF6 and KBF4 to Develop Nanoparticles Based TiB2 Reinforcement Aluminium Composites by Vinayagam Mohanavel, K. Ravi Kumar, T. Sathish, Palanivel Velmurugan, Alagar Karthick, M. Ravichandran, Saleh Alfarraj, Hesham S. Almoallim, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani

“…The mechanical and tribological properties (MTP) of the AAMCs showed improvement by the dispersion of TiB2 particles. …”
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Studies on Progress of Aluminum Based Composites for Automotive Applications and its Damping Characteristics – A Review by Karthikeyan Lakshmanan, Pitchipoo Pandian, Rajakarunakaran Sivaprakasam, Kathiravan Sundaram

“…Aluminum-based composites are broadly used in the automotive and air transport industry due to their remarkable mechanical and tribological characteristics. The importance of composites made of aluminum used in automobile applications, as well as their damping characteristics, are discussed in this article. …”
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Microstructural characteristics, electrical conductivity and mechanical properties of Cu matrix composites reinforced with dual-phase borides by Bo Li, Yimin Gao, Cong Li, Zhen Cao, Xingjuan Yao, Da Wu, Pucun Bai, Zhong Chen

“…Therefore, the Cu matrix composites with dual-phase borides achieved desirable comprehensive performance in terms of electrical, mechanical, and tribological properties.…”
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Increasing the Wear Resistance of Stamping Tools for Coordinate Punching of Sheet Steel Using CrAlSiN and DLC:Si Coatings by Sergey N. Grigoriev, Marina A. Volosova, Ilya A. Korotkov, Vladimir D. Gurin, Artem P. Mitrofanov, Sergey V. Fedorov, Anna A. Okunkova

“…The wear criterion of the lateral surface was 250 μm. The tribological tests allow us to consider the CrAlSiN/DLC:Si coatings as effective in increasing the wear resistance of stamping tools (21,000 strokes for the uncoated tool and 48,000 strokes for the coated one) when solving a wide range of technological problems in sheet stamping of structural steels.…”
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Milling parameter optimization for the refinement of NiO/Al mixtures and the synthesis of Ni/Al2O3 nanocomposites by Berramdan N E.H., Boutefnouchet H., Zidani M., Yamanoglu R., Curfs C.

“…Furthermore, we used differential scanning calorimetry diagrams to analyze the effects of milling on the temperatures of phase transformation and/or reduction reactions. The tribological performance of the developed nickel metal matrix composite was investigated using a ball-on-disc tribometer under various loading conditions. …”
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Mechanical properties of hemp fiber‐reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic polymer composites: A comprehensive review by Shahidul Islam, Md. Byzed Hasan, Marija Kodrić, K. Z. M. Abdul Motaleb, Fahmida‐E‐ Karim, Md. Redwanul Islam

“…Performance traits of hemp‐reinforced thermoset and thermoplastic composites. Tribological, and moisture absorption properties of hemp fiber composites. …”
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Influence of Sulfur-Phosphorus Additive Interaction Effects on the Performance of Roller Bearing Greases by Han Peng, Yike Chen, Linjian Shangguan, Yanchi Li, Qi Wang

“…Using a friction and wear tester and a rotational rheometer, the original roller bearing grease Fuchs 585k plus was used as the original grease, and the original grease was blended with MoS₂, MoS₂+TBP, and MoS₂+T321, respectively, to comparatively analyze the effect of sulfur–phosphorus additives and their interaction effect on the tribological and rheological properties of the roller bearing grease. …”
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Development and characterization of polyester/ramie fiber hybrid composites reinforced with crystalline nanocellulose extracted from durian peel waste by Henny Pratiwi, Kusmono, Muhammad Waziz Wildan

“…Using natural fibers and natural fillers as composite reinforcing materials has received great attention due to its potential to improve mechanical, thermal, biodegradable, and tribological properties while promoting sustainability. …”
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The Low Friction Coefficient and High Wear Resistance UHMWPE: The Effect of Pores on Properties of Artificial Joint Materials by Chunmin Yang, Junhua Zhang, Honglin Yue, Xueqin Kang

“…This investigation focuses on the influence of pores on the mechanical and tribological property of UHMWPE. The porosity, crystallinity, yield strength, tensile strength, hardness, compression yield strength, creep resistance, wettability, friction performance, and wear mechanism of solid and porous UHMWPE were evaluated and compared. …”
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Modelling and Deliberation of Multireinforcement Surface on Tribothermal Adsorption Performance of Nickel Alloy Matrix Hybrid Nanocomposite by G. Ramya Devi, C. B. Priya, C. Dineshbabu, R. Karthick, K. Thanigavelmurugan, Prabhu Paramasivam

“…The deliberation of multireinforcement surface on nickel alloy matrix tribological performance was evaluated by constant sliding distance (200 m) on dry sliding condition via rotating pin on disc apparatus with different loading conditions of 10 N, 30 N, 50 N, and 70 N under the sliding velocity of 0.25 m/sec, 0.5 m/sec, and 0.75 m/sec, respectively. …”
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