Nanomaterials for Sustainable Tribology

With the advent of nanotechnology, the properties offered by nano-sized particles in various engineering applications have revolutionized the area of material science. Furthermore, due to the use of nanomaterials in various engineering components, particularly in moving parts, it is imperative to understand the behavior of these nanomaterials under sliding conditions. Therefore, an augmented approach of nanotechnology and tribology has been addressed in this book. It presents recent advancements on the topics related to:

• Mechanical and tribological behaviour of nanocomposites
• Nanomaterials in lubricating oils
• Synergetic effects of nanomaterials
• Surface texturing at nano-scale
• Nanocoatings for various applications
• Biotribological applications of nanomaterials

Nanomaterials for Sustainable Tribology covers major aspects of tribology of nanomaterials, and its current status and future directions. This book will provide the readers an insight on several aspects of tribology of nanomaterials. It will act as a strong stimulant for readers to appreciate and initiate further advancements in the field of tribology, particularly at nano-scale.

Chapter 1
Nanomaterials and Tribology: An Introduction
Farooq Najar, J. H. Masoodi, S. Banday, N. A Najar

Chapter 2
Nanocomposites and Tribology- Overview, Sustainability Aspects and Challenges
Abrar Malik, Nitish Singh Jammoria, Asrar Rafiq, Prateek Saxena, Mir Irfan Ul Haq and Ankush Raina

Chapter 3
Tribological behaviour of aluminium metal composites reinforced with nanoparticles
Pawandeep Singh, Vivudh Gupta and Md Irfan ul Haque Siddiqui

Chapter 4
Tribological Performance of RGO and Al2O3 nano-dispersions in synthetic Lubricant
Pranav Dev Srivyas, M S Charoo, Soundhar Arumugam and Tanmoy Medhi

Chapter 5
Synergism of the hybrid lubricants to enhanced Tribological Performance
Pranav Dev Srivyas, M S Charoo, Soundhar Arumugam and Tanmoy Medhi

Chapter 6
Recent progress on the application of nano-cutting fluid in turning process
Mohd Bilal Naim Shaikh, Mohammed Ali

Chapter 7
Dispersion Stability of nanoparticles and stability measurement techniques
Pranav Dev Srivyas, Sanjay Kumar, Soundhar Arumugam and Manoj Kumar

Chapter 8
Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Nano-composites
Asrar Rafiq Bhat and Prateek Saxena

Chapter 9
Epoxy based Nano composites: Tribological Characteristics and Challenges
Vivudh Gupta, Pawandeep Singh, Nida Naveed

Chapter 10
Tribo-response of multifunctional polymer nanocomposites
Meghashree Padhan

Chapter 11
Synthesis of Nanomaterial Coatings for Various Applications
Mohd Rafiq Parray, Himanshu Kumar, Amritbir Singh, Bunty Tomar, S. Shiva.

Chapter 12
Corrosion mitigation using polymeric nanocomposite coatings
Avi Gupta, Jaya Verma, Deepak Kumar.

Chapter 13
Sustainable Nanomaterial Coatings for Anticorrosion: A Review
Sangeeta Das, Preetam Bezbarua, Shubhajit Das

Chapter 14
Effect of Nano-additives lubricant on the dynamic performance of textured journal bearing
Deepak Byotra, Sanjay Sharma, Arun Bangotra, Rajeev Kumar Awasthi

Chapter 15
Impact of Nano-lubricant on the dynamic performance of journal bearing with surface waviness
Arun Bangotra, Sanjay Sharma, Deepak Byotra, Rajeev Kumar Awasthi

Chapter 16
Effect of Nano-Hydroxyapatite and Post Heat Treatment on Biomedical Implants by Sol-gel and HVOF spraying
Khushneet Singh, Sanjay Mohan, Sergey Konovalov and Marcel Graf

Dr. Ankush Raina is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His areas of interest include wear and lubrication, additive manufacturing and rheological properties of lubricating oils. He has been awarded a PhD in the field of industrial lubrication. He completed his MTech in Mechanical System Design from NIT Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. He was awarded a Gold Medal for securing the first position in MTech. He has extensive research experience in the field of nanolubrication and has carried out various studies using nano-additives in different lubricating oils and composite materials. Furthermore, he has also explored the tribological characteristics of different types of 3D-printed polymeric materials. He has published more than 50 articles in the SCI/ SCIE/Scopus-indexed journals with more than 1,300 citations, and an h-index of 19 and i-10 index of 33. He has also presented several papers in national and international conferences in India and abroad. He is the reviewer of several reputed SCI/SCIE-indexed journals and has also coordinated several events at university level.

Dr. Mir Irfan Ul Haq is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. He has previously worked with the R&D wing of Mahindra and Mahindra. He has obtained a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from SMVD University and a Master of Engineering in Mechanical System Design (Gold Medallist) from National Institute of Technology, Srinagar. He has done his PhD in the area of tribology of lightweight materials. He is actively involved in teaching and research for the past 10 years in the field of materials, tribology and 3D printing. His research interests include lightweight materials, new product development and additive manufacturing, development of green lubricants, self-lubricating materials and