The fundamental thermodynamic relation on contact surfaces of multicomponent nanocomposite coatings with hierarchical and adaptive behavior

The increasing demands of modern engineering have spawned the development of new advanced materials for use. The development of advanced materials can be considered to be a typical problem of engineering optimization. In this process, an integrated engineering–physical approach is used to develop novel wear-resistant materials. Until now only a limited amount of investigations have been performed on the progression of the self-organization process during friction. Moreover studies made so far focused mostly on the characteristics of tribo-films