part Section I: Self-Organization during Friction and Principles of Friction Control -- chapter 1 Principles of Friction Control for Surface-Engineered Materials -- chapter 2 Elements of Thermodynamics and Self-Organization during Friction -- part Section II: Tribological Compatibility and Nanotribological Characteristics to Evaluate Surface Properties during Friction -- chapter 3 Compatibility of Tribosystems -- chapter 4 Surface Analysis Techniques for Investigations of Modified Surfaces, Nanocomposites, Chemical, and Structure Transformations -- chapter 5 Physical and Mechanical Properties to Characterize Tribological Compatibility of Heavily Loaded Tribosystems (HLTS) -- part Section III: Self-Organization and Structural Adaptation of Heavily Loaded Tribosystems -- chapter 6 Self-Organization and Structural Adaptation during Cutting and Stamping Operations -- chapter 7 Tooling Materials and Some Features of Their Self-Organization: Adaptive Tooling Materials -- chapter 8 Formation of Secondary Structures and the Self-Organization Process of Tribosystems during Friction with the Collection of Electric Current -- part Section IV: Adaptive Surface-Engineered Materials and Systems -- chapter 9 Surface-Engineered Tool Materials for High-Performance Machining -- chapter 10 Synergistic Alloying of Self-Adaptive Wear-Resistant Coatings -- chapter 11 Development of the Ternary and Higher-Ordered Protective or Wear-Resistant Materials and Coatings for High-Temperature Applications and Thermodynamics-Based Principles of their Synergistic Alloying -- chapter 12 Coolants and Lubricants to Enhance Tribological Compatibility of the Tool�Workpiece Tribosystem -- chapter 13 Geometrical Adaptation of Cutting Tools.