Based on the methods of non-equilibrium thermodynamics, it was found that the implementation of spontaneous processes with positive entropy production during friction leads to an increase in the wear intensity. Non-spontaneous processes with negative entropy production lead to a decrease in wear intensity. The tribological characteristics of diamond-like carbon (DLC) with different silicon content were studied. The wear intensity practically does not correlate with the friction coefficient. It is shown that DLC with the highest content of diamond-like inclusions (sp³) in the coating has the highest wear rate. In the same DLC, the most intense sp³–sp² transformation during friction was observed. The sp³–sp² transformation is a spontaneous process.

The research is devoted to investigating new aluminum alloys that are promising substitutes of expensive bronzes in friction units. A procedure has been proposed for preselecting experimental alloys...

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The mechanical and tribological properties of thin (up to 300 nm) oxide coatings that are produced by the carboxylate method and have various chemical compositions and thicknesses and are deposited...

Test results of model tribocouplings with friction surfaces modified by gas-thermal evaporation of copper-containing coating, which owing to friction interaction is transferred to the opposing...