“…For example, Hager Jr. et al have investigated that nickel graphite composite coatings are able to effectively mitigate fretting damage on titanium alloy compressor blades (Ref 3). Conventional manufacture of such materials includes powder metallurgy, hot pressing, sintering, and thermal spray ( Ref 1,[3][4][5][6][7][8]. However, those methods inevitably cause high-temperature-induced decomposition of solid lubricants and/or other phase transformations that could be detrimental for tribological performance (Ref 1, 5, 2 9).…”