The latest addition to this series was published in the Spring of 2016.  It is intended as an aid to understanding and systematically defining wear problems.  Click below to learn more about this book.

Materials tribology and related subjects.

Selected publications

(A full publications list, indexed by subject area, is available through the blue button link)


P. J. Blau and B. R. Lawn, editors (1985) Microindentation Techniques in Materials Science and Engineering, ASTM Spec. Tech. Pub. 889, Philadelphia, PA.

​P. J. Blau (1989) Friction and Wear of Materials: Break-in, Run-in, and Wear-in, Noyes Pub., Park Ridge, NJ., 476 pp.
P. J. Blau (1992) Volume editor, ASM Metals Handbook, 10th Ed., Vol. 18, Friction, Lubrication, and Wear Technology, ASM International Materials Park, Materials Park, OH.
P. J. Blau (2008) Friction Science and Technology - from concepts to applications, 2nd ed., CRC/Taylor, and Francis, Boca Raton, Florida, 420 pp.
P. J. Blau, J-P. Celis, and D. Drees, editors (2013) Tribo-Corrosion: Research, Testing, and Applications, ASTM STP 1563, ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA. 226 pp.
P. J. Blau (2001) Compositions, Functions, and Testing of Friction Brake Materials and Their Additives, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Technical Report, ORNL/TM-2001/64, 29 pp.