Abstract: Lubricants which have a low friction coefficient and wear rate not only at high temperature but also from room temperature to high temperature are required by rapidly developing national defence,aircraft and thermonuclear industries. Therefore,it is of great significance to research and develop coatings/cladding with anti-friction and wear-resisting performance over a wide range of temperature. On the basis of consulting a large number of references,structure design and tribological performance of self-lubricating coatings/cladding were summarized,and the development tendency of self-lubricating coatings/cladding over a wide range of temperature was put forward.