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  • Overview
    • Introduction & Greetings
    • Organizing Committee
      • Symposium & Session Chairs
    • Code of Conduct (PDF)
    • Call for Awards Nominations
      • Protocol for Graduate Student Awards
      • Protocol for R.F. Bunshah Annual Award & ICMCTF Lecture
      • Protocol for the Bill Sproul Award and Honorary ICMCTF Lecture
    • Manuscripts
    • Photo Gallery
    • Promotional Tools
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  • Program
    • Presentation Instructions
    • Special Events
      • Lecture Series: Plenary
      • Lecture Series: Exhibitors Keynote
      • Keynote Lectures
    • Symposia
      • Symposium PP: Plasma and Vapor Deposition Processes
      • Symposium MA (Materials A): Protective Coatings and High-Temperature
      • Symposium MB (Materials B): Functional Thin Films and Surfaces
      • Symposium MC (Materials C): Tribology and Mechanics of Coatings and Surfaces
      • Symposium MD (Materials D): Surface Engineering of Biomaterials, Medical Devices, and Regenerative Materials
      • Symposium CM: Advanced Characterization, Modelling and Data Science for Coatings and Thin Films
      • Symposium IA: Surface Engineering – Applied Research and Industrial Applications
      • TS1. Coatings for Batteries and Hydrogen Applications
      • TS2. Coatings and Surfaces for Renewable Energy Technology
      • TS3. Circular Strategies for Surface Engineering
  • Abstract Submission
    • Call for Abstracts (PDF)
    • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
    • Submission Guidelines
  • Exhibit
    • Exhibit Information & Opportunities
  • Sponsors
    • General Sponsors

Symposium MC (Materials C): Tribology and Mechanics of Coatings and Surfaces

Symposium MC

This symposium covers all aspects of tribology, mechanical properties, and adhesion of coatings and engineered surfaces. The scope includes both experimental investigations and modeling of static (e.g., indentation and adhesion) and dynamic (e.g., oscillating, scratching, sliding, and rolling) contacts, and contact/fracture mechanics from atomistic to macroscopic length scales. We welcome contributions that improve scientific and mechanistic understanding of tribo-mechanical responses, characterization and performance of engineered surfaces and coatings, processing-structure-property-performance relationships, design of coatings for specific applications, and size effects. Additional emphasis is given to multifunctional (hard and lubricious) and nanocomposite coatings for extreme environments, nanostructured coatings, diamond and diamond-like carbon, and coatings for advanced aerospace, automotive, and machining applications, along with advances in instrumentation and measurement techniques.

MC1. Friction, Wear, Lubrication Effects, & Modeling

This session covers all phenomena related to friction, wear, lubrication, and modeling. We solicit contributions on the development, characterization, and modeling of materials, coatings, or innovative structures to control friction and wear, including liquid and solid lubrication. We are interested in studies providing new understanding of tribological mechanisms of coatings and thin films. Emphasis will be given to contributions on understanding the role of coating composition and structure in friction and wear reduction. Incorporation of additional coating functionalities (thermal cycling resistance, fracture toughness, oxidation resistance, etc.) is also an important issue. Contributions on theoretical and computational modeling of tribological interactions at the atomic or molecular level are also welcome.

MC1 Invited Speakers:

  • John Curry, Sandia National Laboratories, USA
  • Ali Erdemir, Texas A&M University, USA
  • Young-Jun Jang, KIMS, Republic of Korea, “Effect of Mo-N-Cu Doping on the Microstructure, Mechanical, and Tribological Properties of Thick Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon (ta-C) Coatings for Cryogenic Applications”
MC2. Mechanical Properties and Adhesion

This session is devoted to the measurement and modeling of mechanical properties of surface and near-surface regions of thin films, coatings, and surface-engineered bulk materials. We are interested in measurement methods and models for the quantitative determination of mechanical properties, residual stresses, interface adhesion, fatigue, and fracture toughness. Emphasis will be given to contributions on novel test methods, such as in situ testing in SEM or TEM, multi-axial contact mechanics, MEMS test beds, and new approaches for the extraction of mechanical and constitutive properties by modeling of indentation load-displacement curves. Finally, special consideration will be given to contributions that address processing-structure- mechanical property relationships across multiple length scales.

MC2 Invited Speakers:

  • Megan Cordill, Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Leoben, Austria
  • Damien Faurie, Laboratoire des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux (LSMP), CNRS Paris, France
MC3. Tribology of Coatings and Surfaces for Industrial Applications

Surface engineering and advanced coatings contribute to improved tribological properties and performance in many industrial applications. This session welcomes contributions on the development, characterization, and mechanical as well as tribological evaluation of coating solutions and surface functionalization in industrial applications, e.g., transportation, or production technology. Thin film coatings, diffusion treatments, as well as other types of coatings and surface treatments, are welcome. Special consideration will be given to contributions that address overarching investigations to link fundamental insights with application results.

MC3 Invited Speakers

  • Andy Korenyi-Both, Woodward, USA
  • Oyelayo Ajayi, Argonne National Laboratory
  • Dominik Stangier, Oerlikon Balzers, Liechtenstein
  • Volker Weihnacht, IWS Fraunhofer Dresden, Germany
MC4: Tribology and Mechanics of Coatings and Surfaces Poster Session

 

Abstract Submission

Key Dates

Call for Abstracts Deadline:
October 27, 2025

Awards Nomination Deadline:
October 27, 2025

Author Notifications:
December 1 , 2025

Early Registration Deadline:
March 2026

Housing Deadline:
April 2026

Manuscript Deadline:
June 30, 2026

Downloads

  • Code of Conduct (PDF)
  • Call for Abstracts (PDF)
  • Copyright Agreement (PDF)
  • Exhibit & Sponsor Form (PDF)

Contact

CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT
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Conference Administrator

Della Miller 
Conference Manager
icmctf@icmctf.org

EXHIBITS
Ryan Foley and Bob Jonas
exhibits@avs.org

 

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