Tribological properties of copper-embedded self-lubricating bearing materials

Cuicui Chen is a postgraduate at the School of Mechanical and Equipment Engineering of Hebei University of Engineering. Her research field focuses on forming and wear resistance of metal materials.

Qian Yang is a laboratory technician of Hebei University of Engineering. She has a postgraduate degree. She mainly studies the strength, toughness and wear resistance of metal materials.

Qingan Chen is a lecturer at the School of Mechanical and Equipment Engineering of Hebei University of Engineering. He holds a doctorate. His research focuses on mechanical tribology and the strengthening and toughening of metal materials.

Yanhui Wang is an associate professor at the School of Mechanical and Equipment Engineering of Hebei University of Engineering. He received PhD in material science from Yanshan University in 2017. His research interests are manufacturing key generic technologies of bearing, gear and other key basic parts for high-end equipment.

Dong Xu is an associate professor of Hebei University of Engineering. He holds a doctorate. His research focuses on mechanical tribology and strengthening and toughening of metallic materials. Dong Xu is the second corresponding author and can be contacted at: xudong_xyz@163.com

Hezong Li is a professor at the School of Mechanical and Equipment Engineering of Hebei University of Engineering. He received PhD in materials processing engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2011. His research focuses on microplastic forming and material strength.

Xiliang Zhang is a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Hebei University of Engineering. He received his PHD in Mechanical and Equipment Engineering from Nanjing University of technology in 2011. His research interests are R & D and application of advanced high strength steel.

Christopher M. Harvey is a professor of aeronautical and automotive engineering at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. He has a PhD in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on fracture mechanics, thin film material forming and finite element method.

Jiwei Liu is a senior engineer at Handan Hongli Bearings Co., Ltd. She has a postgraduate degree. Her research interests are structural design and development of bearings.