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Frontmatter -- Section I: Fundamentals. Introduction -- Overview: Tribological Materials -- Overview: Mechanical Properties of Ceramics -- Surfaces and Contacts -- Friction -- Frictional Heating and Contact Temperature -- Wear Mechanisms -- Lubrication -- Section II: Friction and Wear of Structural Ceramics. Overview: Structural Ceramics -- Case Study: Transformation-Toughened Zirconia -- Case Study: Sialon Ceramics -- Case Study: Max Phase--TiSic -- Case Study: Titanium Diboride Ceramics and Composites -- Section III: Friction and Wear of Bioceramics and Biocomposites. Overview: Bioceramics and Biocomposites -- Case Study: Polymer-Ceramic Biocomposites -- Case Study: Natural Tooth and Dental Restorative Materials -- Case Study: Glass-Infiltrated Alumina -- Tribological Properties of Ceramic Biocomposites -- Section IV: Friction and Wear of Nanoceramics. Overview: Nanoceramic Composites -- Case Study: Nanocrystalline Yttria-Stabilized Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystalline Ceramics -- Case Study: Nanostructured Tungsten Carbideb6sZirconia Nanocomposites -- Section V: Lightweight Composites and Cermets. Overview: Lightweight Metal Matrix Composites and Cermets -- Case Study: Magnesiumb6sSilicon Carbide Particulate-Reinforced Composites -- Case Study: Titanium Carbonitrideb6sNickel-Based Cermets -- Case Study: (W, Ti)Cb6sCo Cermets -- Section VI: Friction and Wear of Ceramics in a Cryogenic Environment. Overview: Cryogenic Wear Properties of Materials -- Case Study: Sliding Wear of Alumina in a Cryogenic Environment -- Case Study: Sliding Wear of Self-Mated Tetragonal Zirconia Ceramics in Liquid Nitrogen -- Case Study: Sliding Wear of Silicon Carbide in a Cryogenic Environment -- Section VII: Water-Lubricated Wear of Ceramics. Friction and Wear of Oxide Ceramics in an Aqueous Environment -- Section VIII: Closure. Perspective for Designing Materials for Tribological Applications -- Index.