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Vinod Jain
Professor Emeritus
Full-Time Faculty
School of Engineering: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Selected Publications
- Perel, V. Y., Misak, H. E., Mall, S., & Jain, V. K. (2015). Biaxial fatigue crack growth behavior in aluminum alloy 5083-H116 under ambient laboratory and saltwater environments. J. of Materials Engineering and Performance, 24, 1565-1572.
- Mall, S., Jain, V. K., & Fadag, H. A. (2011), Effects of shot-peening on fretting fatigue crack growth behavior in Ti-6Al-4V. Strain, 47, 305-318.
- Magaziner, R. S., Jain, V. K., & Mall, S. (2009). Investigation into wear of Ti-6Al- 4V under reciprocating sliding conditions. Wear, 267, 368-373.
- Magaziner, R. S., Jain, V. K., & Mall, S. (2009, April 19-22). Investigation into wear of Ti-6Al- 4V under reciprocating sliding conditions. Presented at the 17th International Conference on Wear of Materials, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Mazdiyasni, S., & Jain, V. K. (2007, July 22-27). Opportunities and challenges in NDE and health monitoring of turbine engine components. Presented at the Review of Progress in Quantitative NDE, Golden, Colorado.
- Magaziner, R. S., Jain, V. K., & Mall, S. (2008). Wear characterization of Ti-6Al- 4V under fretting-reciprocating sliding conditions. Wear, 264, 1002-1014.
- Fadag, H. A., Mall, S., & Jain, V. K. (2008, April). A finite element analysis of fretting fatigue crack growth behavior in Ti-6Al- 4V. Journal of Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 75, 1384-1399.
- Wang, R. H., Jain, V. K., & Mall, S. (2007). A Non-uniform friction distribution model for partial slip fretting contact. Wear, 262, 607-616.
Selected Research and Work
- Evaluation of high temperature lubricants
- Surface analysis of brake pads
- Isotropic Al-Li wrought products
- Development of lubricants for hot processing of aluminum alloys
- Characterization of greases for automobile ball joints
- Microtribology of solid lubricants
- Modeling of fretting fatigue
Selected Honors and Awards
- 1997 Excellence in Research Award, School of Engineering, University of Dayton
- Outstanding Engineer and Scientist’s Award-1998, Affiliate Societies Council, Dayton, Ohio
Courses Taught
- MEE 321: Theory of Machines
- MEE 438: Robotics and Flexible Manufacturing
- MEE 319 Mechanical Vibrations
- MEE 430 Mechanics of Manufacturing Processes
- MEE 427 Mechanical Design I
- MEE 428 Mechanical Design II
- MEE 310L Machining Lab
- MEE 540 Tribology
- MEE 210L Metal Removal Processes
Degrees
- Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1980
- M.E., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee), India, 1970
- B.E., Mechanical Engineering, IIT Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee), India, 1964
Research Interests
- Modeling of non-isothermal deformation processes
- Friction and wear of polymers and polymeric composites
- Modeling of hard and soft metal coatings for tribological applications
- High temperature lubricants
- Evaluation of lubricants for forging processes
- Functional characterization of surface topography
- Fretting fatigue