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Friction, Wear and Wear Protection Basics - Materials - Tools - Parts - Coatings - Processes
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It is certainly one of the major challenges for materials scientists and mechanical engineers to cope with the demands for long lasting and reliable systems in all markets and for all applications. The loss of energy by friction and the limits of endurance by wear should be countered by well selected materials and surfaces. The economical and ecological significance of this is undisputed and can sum up to 1 to 4 % of the gross national product of industrial countries. Although the basic understanding of the mechanisms of friction and wear has remarkably increased during the last five decades, many technical solutions are still carried out "following trial and error". But any well-aimed selection of the best material and the optimal topography in combination with sufficient physical and chemical properties require a systematic approach and a deep understanding of the acting mechanisms. Thus friction, wear, and wear protection are truly interdisciplinary fields that integrate scientists from engineering, natural, biological and medical sciences. In order to demonstrate the nowadays state-of-the-art, the working group "Materials aspects of tribology and machining" of the German Materials Society, DGM, is sponsoring this symposium series. It will incorporate all kind of materials, e.g. metals, ceramics, and polymers as well as their composites. All these materials cannot be separated from appropriate production processes. Thus the 2008 symposium that will be run for the first time in this international context will also provide a broad view on how modern production technologies allow for wear protection and low friction surfaces. The Call-for-Papers has generated 180 abstracts from 41 countries. This overwhelming result depicts the importance of this field and its impact on researchers and developers all over the world. The 2008 conference will be the largest in this series of conferences running since 1979. The contributions that will be presented as 140 oral, and 40 poster presentations together with three plenary lectures, represent the current state of basic and applied research as well as industrial solutions. In addition, they give insight into future directions. The conference venue will be Aachen, a truly European place at the German border with Belgium and the Netherlands. We are looking forward to seeing you! The Conference Chairs Alfons Fischer, Professor at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
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