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ReviewACS applied materials & interfaces2026

Designing Thermomechanically Stable Nanocrystalline Alloys for Low Friction and Wear: A Perspective.

Frank W DelRio, Rachel A Knapp, Nicolas Argibay, Michael Chandross, Tomas F Babuska, John F Curry

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Review in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Frank W DelRioSandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-1727-8220
Rachel A KnappAmerican Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, Illinois 60654, United States.
Nicolas ArgibayAmes National Laboratory, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6473-7568
Michael ChandrossSandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States.
Tomas F BabuskaSandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States.
John F CurrySandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2611-1297

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Abstract

In this Perspective, we discuss recent work and future trends on the usage of thermomechanically stable and self-lubricating nanocrystalline (NC) alloys for low friction and wear applications. The theoretical underpinnings and mechanistic framework for attaining and maintaining low friction and wear in metal contacts are presented. Initial work on stress, time, and temperature-dependent changes in friction and wear in NC alloys validates the models, demonstrating lower friction from decreased interfacial strength, contact pressure, sliding speed, and temperature and increased roughness and material hardness. Subsequent work reveals that NC Pt-Au, metal nitrides, complex-concentrated, and high-entropy alloys come with additional stabilization factors such as low-friction carbon tribofilms and oxide/amorphous-crystalline layers but are still susceptible to destabilization factors including irradiation and adverse environmental conditions.

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frictionmicrostructural stabilitynanocrystalline alloystribofilm formationwear

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PMID42275553
PMCPMC13307072

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