Many standardized tests are available for   tribological tests revealed by different organizations such as ASTM. These test standards are based on friction, wear and lubrication and related subjects as well as their practical applications. The tests should be carried out according to these related standards to be able to compare the different test results and validate their repeatability. Click here to see a list of these standards.

Tribocorrosion is a material degradation process due to the combined effect of corrosion and wear [2] The name tribocorrosion expresses the underlying disciplines of tribology and corrosion. Tribology is concerned with the study of friction, lubrication and wear (its name comes from the Greek "tribo" meaning to rub) and corrosion is concerned with the chemical and electrochemical interactions between a material, normally a metal, and its environment. As a field of research tribocorrosion is relatively new, but tribocorrosion phenomena have been around ever since machines and installations are being used.

Tribology is the "science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion" and encompasses the study of friction, wear and lubrication. By extension biotribology is usually defined as the tribological phenomena occurring in either the human body or in animals.

Tribology is the study of science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion. It includes the study and application of the principles of friction, lubrication and wear.