10 August 2026

Tribology - Materials, Surfaces & Interfaces Vol. 20, No. 3, out now

From railway surfaces to engineered tools: exploring friction, wear and lubrication.

bird's eye view of rail track in a city
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Open Access
Moisture: The most important factor in leaf low adhesion?
Joseph Jaffé, Kate Tomlinson, Roger Lewis
pp. 189–205
DOI: 10.1177/17515831261434461

Open Access
Investigation of tool life and machining efficiency of vacuum brazed diamond-coated milling tools
Oğuzhan Öz, Erkan ÖZKAN
pp. 206–219
DOI: 10.1177/17515831261437884

Tribology of as-received Armox 500T steel under variable dry sliding conditions
Ahmad Mostafa
pp. 220–235
DOI: 10.1177/17515831261455506

Tribological behavior of shot-peened and snake-inspired textured 65 Mn steel plow surface under water lubrication
Xiao Hu, Chengzhou Liu, Chunqiong Li, Minqiang Huashun, Xu She, Qian Wang, Yuan Wang
pp. 236–243
DOI: 10.1177/17515831261456485

Spindle electrical signal-based evaluation of lubrication performance in milling with micro-textured tools under different lubrication modes
Yuhua Zhang, Zhenhua Gao, Kuo Liu, Mingyang Yuan
pp. 244–255
DOI: 10.1177/17515831261465734