Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Ionic Liquid Additives in Water-Based Lubricants for Bearing Steel – Effect of Electrical Conductivity and pH on Surface Chemistry, Friction and Wear

in Tribology

W. Wijanarko
H. Khanmohammadi
N. Espallargas

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.756929

12,207 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 Dec 2021

Oil as an Enabler for Efficient Materials Removal in Three-Dimensional Scanning Probe Microscopy Applications

in Tribology

Céline Noël
Lennaert Wouters
Kristof Paredis
Umberto Celano
Thomas Hantschel

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.797962

6,309 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 Dec 2021

Influence of Combined Mechanical Processes on Tribological Properties of Tool Steels Vanadis 8 and Vancron 40 With a Similar Hardness

in Tribology

Daniel Toboła
Aneta Łętocha

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.775059

8,265 views
6 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 16 Dec 2021

Surface Metrology Principles for Snow and Ice Friction Studies

in Tribology

Christopher A. Brown

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.753906

7,900 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2021

High-Velocity Shear and Soft Friction at the Nanometer Scale

in Tribology

Per-Anders Thorén
Riccardo Borgani
Daniel Forchheimer
David B. Haviland

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.765816

2,126 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Oct 2021

Adhesive Boundary Element Method Using Virtual Crack Closure Technique

in Tribology

Yang Xu
Rongxin Zhou

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.754782

8,143 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Oct 2021

Statistics of Sliding on Periodic and Atomically Flat Surfaces

in Tribology

Maja Srbulovic
Konstantinos Gkagkas
Carsten Gachot
András Vernes

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.742684

3,611 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Oct 2021

Drop-On-Demand Lubrication of Gears: A Feasibility Study

in Tribology

M. Mirza
M. Yilmaz
E. Thieme
T. Lohner
C. H. Venner

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.746407

9,097 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2021

Snow Temperature Behind Sliding Skis as an Indicator for Frictional Meltwater

in Tribology

Hasler M
Jud W
Nachbauer W

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.738266

6,556 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2021

The Snow-Friction of Freestyle Skis and Snowboards Predicted From Snow Physical Quantities

in Tribology

Fabian Wolfsperger
Frédéric Meyer
Matthias Gilgien

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.728722

19,387 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Sep 2021

Friction and Mechanical Properties of AFM-Scan-Induced Ripples in Polymer Films

in Tribology

Sebastian Friedrich
Brunero Cappella

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.672898

2,041 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Aug 2021

Micro- and Nanowear of Self-Mated Steel Generated and Studied With an AFM at the Single Asperity Level

in Tribology

Manuel Reichelt
Brunero Cappella

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.722434

4,351 views
2 citations

Editorial

Published on 11 Aug 2021

Editorial: Bioadhesion

in Tribology

Stanislav N. Gorb
Ken Nakano

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.740496

3,822 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 24 Jun 2021

Perspective for a New Bioinspired Permanent Adhesive for dry Conditions - Insights in the Glue Producing Japanese art of Defence System of the Oita Salamander Hynobius dunni

in Tribology

Janek von Byern
Robert Farkaš
Daniel Steinort
Sophie Greistorfer
Margret Eckhard
Norbert Cyran

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.667857

7,751 views
4 citations

Review

Published on 17 Jun 2021

Assessing the Mechanisms Thought to Govern Ice and Snow Friction and Their Interplay With Substrate Brittle Behavior

in Tribology

James H. Lever
Emily Asenath-Smith
Susan Taylor
Austin P. Lines

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.690425

11,135 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jun 2021

Adhesion of Individual Attachment Setae of the Spider Cupiennius salei to Substrates With Different Roughness and Surface Energy

in Tribology

Bastian Poerschke
Stanislav N. Gorb
Clemens F. Schaber

Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

doi 10.3389/fmech.2021.702297

11,856 views
9 citations