Fig. 4

Timeline of the processes and objects comprising the showcase FAIR tribological experiment. Note that the Experiment itself occupies only the space in the bottom right corner, and sits at the end of the workflow. However, the experimental workflow preceding the tribological test has to be considered as an essential part of the tribological experiment if FAIR data principles are to be satisfied. Selected visuals from the FAIR Data Package are also included. To distinguish the types of workflow elements they were colored and shaped as: procedures (dark blue rectangle), experiments (green rectangle), data processing (light blue hexagon), experimental objects (orange ellipse), qualitative results (teal pentagon), process detail (light turquoise pentagon), raw data (light turquoise rectangle), processed data (light turquoise cylinder).