Title: 3rd International Conference on Tribocorrosion – Atlanta 2012.
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Editorial:
The third International Conference on Tribocorrosion was held in Georgia Tech, Atlanta and,
uniquely for the subject, has led to two special issues, an ASTM publication, i.e. “STP 1563 TriboCorrosion: Research, Testing, and Applications” and this current issue of Tribology International.
The venue Georgia Tech hosted the largest gathering of our Tribocorrosion community to date and
visits to historic Atlanta, Martin Luther King museum, and birthplace of Margaret Mitchell, author of
the epic film Gone with the Wind, together with the generous hospitality by the hosts, Georgia Tech,
through Dr Rick Cowen, at the Manufacturing Research Center, and the Conference Chair Peter Blau,
provided for a memorable experience for its participants. The issue starts by a review of the
important field of tribocorrosion behaviour of Ti-C-O-N nanostructured thin films for decorative
applications followed by an analysis of tribology and tribocorrosion of electrodeposited CoW Alloys
and CoW-WC Nanocomposites. This is followed by two contributions on erosion-corrosion relevant
to oil and gas conditions, i.e. the influence of high shear and sand impingement on preferential weld
corrosion of carbon steel pipework in CO2-saturated environments, and the synergistic effect
between erosion and corrosion of API Pipeline in CO2 and NaCl containing aqueous environments.
The important effect of high temperature oxidation on erosive wear behaviour of boiler steels is
addressed; this is followed by a study of high temperature wear of cermet particle reinforced NiCrBSi
hardfacings and an investigation on the use of FIB / SEM to assess the tribo-corrosion of WC/Co
hardmetals in model single point abrasion experiments.
The area of fretting corrosion is addressed in two studies namely on electrochemical Impedance
spectroscopy and relevance for fretting corrosion experiments and the influence of temperature on
the fretting response between AISI 301 stainless steel and AISI 52100 steel. The special issue
concludes with a contribution on mechanistic analysis of tribo-oxidation in sliding conditions looking
at the effect of sliding speed and counterface properties on the tribo-oxidation of brush seal
material under dry sliding conditions.
The meeting closed with an open forum on the state of the art of the subject and much of this has
been summarized in the companion issue to this volume in a review paper in the ASTM STP
publication. We are greatly indebted to the DOE, US, and Wear of Materials INC,and ASTM for
sponsorships of travel expenses for delegates and to the conference organizers for making this such
an enjoyable meeting.
Guest Editors:
I Hussainova, Talinn Institute of Technology, Talinn, Estonia,
M.M. Stack, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.