1. Effects of Deposition Conditions and Counter Bodies on the Tribological Properties of Pulsed DC Magnetron Sputtered TiN–MoS _x Composite Coating

   • Soumya Gangopadhyay
   • R. Acharya
   • S. Paul

   Original Paper 24 November 2009 Pages: 487 - 496

   

2. Simultaneously Measuring Lateral and Vertical Forces with Accurate Gap Control for Clarifying Lubrication Phenomena at Nanometer Gap

   • Kenji Fukuzawa
   • Kosei Hayakawa
   • Hedong Zhang

   Original Paper 26 November 2009 Pages: 497 - 505

   

3. Wear Simulation of Polymer Using Multiscratch Test Procedure

   • H. Pelletier
   • C. Gauthier
   • R. Schirrer

   Original Paper 25 November 2009 Pages: 507 - 515

   

4. Multi-Scale Investigation of Surface Topography of Ball Python (Python regius) Shed Skin in Comparison to Human Skin

   • H. A. Abdel-Aal
   • M. El Mansori
   • S. Mezghani

   Original Paper 02 December 2009 Pages: 517 - 527

   

5. Origin of Friction in Running-in Sliding Wear of Nitride Coatings

   • Q. Luo

   Original Paper 25 November 2009 Pages: 529 - 539

   

6. Macrotribological Studies of Poly(L-lysine)-graft-Poly(ethylene glycol) in Aqueous Glycerol Mixtures

   • Prathima C. Nalam
   • Jarred N. Clasohm
   • Nicholas D. Spencer

   Original Paper 11 December 2009 Pages: 541 - 552

   

7. Performance of Externally Pressurized Grooved Thrust Bearings

   • G. Belforte
   • F. Colombo
   • V. Viktorov

   Original Paper 09 December 2009 Pages: 553 - 562

   

8. Assessing the Tribocorrosion Performance of Three Different Nickel-Based Superalloys

   • K. C. Tekin
   • U. Malayoglu

   Original Paper 16 December 2009 Pages: 563 - 572

   

9. Lubricating Properties of Organic Phosphate Ester Aqueous Solutions

   • Shuhai Liu
   • Dan Guo
   • Hong Lei

   Original Paper 16 December 2009 Pages: 573 - 580

   

10. Lubricant-Induced Spacing Increases at Slider–Disk Interfaces in Disk Drives

    • C. Mathew Mate
    • Bruno Marchon
    • Sang-Hoon Kim

    Original Paper 22 December 2009 Pages: 581 - 590

    

11. Possibility of the Abrasive Wear Resistance Determination with Scratch Tester

    • A. Vencl
    • N. Manić
    • M. Mrdak

    Original Paper 19 December 2009 Pages: 591 - 604

    

12. Abrasive and Adhesive Wear Behavior of Arc-Evaporated Al_1−x Cr _x N Hard Coatings

    • A. E. Reiter
    • C. Mitterer
    • R. Franz

    Original Paper 22 December 2009 Pages: 605 - 611

    

13. The Effect of Load (Pressure) for Quantitative EHL Film Thickness

    • Ivan Krupka
    • Punit Kumar
    • Martin Hartl

    Original Paper 19 December 2009 Pages: 613 - 622

    

14. Investigating the Lubricity and Electrical Insulation Caused by Sanding in Dry Wheel–Rail Contacts

    • O. Arias-Cuevas
    • Z. Li
    • R. Lewis

    Original Paper Open access 22 December 2009 Pages: 623 - 635

    

15. Morphology and Toughness of Abrasive Particles and Their Effects on the Friction and Wear of Friction Materials: A Case Study with Zircon and Quartz

    • E. J. Lee
    • H. J. Hwang
    • H. Jang

    Original Paper 19 December 2009 Pages: 637 - 644

    

16. Stribeck Curve Under Friction of Copper Samples in the Steady Friction State

    • A. Moshkovich
    • V. Perfilyev
    • L. Rapoport

    Original Paper 22 December 2009 Pages: 645 - 653