Dr. Mukesh K. Jain – Faculty of Engineering
Mukesh Jain

Dr. Mukesh K. Jain

Expertise

Materials processes and systems, manufacturing processes and systems, metal forming, metallurgy, microscopy, plasticity and formability, process modelling and simulation, steel research, automotive applications, finite element analysis, materials and microstructural engineering, product design and manufacturing, theoretical mechanics, solid mechanics

Areas of Specialization

Research Clusters

Current status

  • Accepting graduate students

  • Professor

    Mechanical Engineering

Overview

Specific Research Activities

My field of research is materials forming and deformation behaviour of materials:sheet metal forming in particular, with emphasis on experimental and numerical approaches to material and process assessment under complex stress states.Topics of interest include the following:

  • Formability test design and development for metal forming
  • Experimental studies of materials formability
  • Finite element simulations of forming processes
  • Finite element based metal plasticity analysis
  • Materials deformation modeling
  • Microstructure-mechanical property relationships at large strains

Block Heading

B.Sc., University of Saugar, 1977; B.E., Indian Institute of Science, 1980; M.A.Sc., University of Windsor, 1984; Ph.D., Washington University (St. Louis), 1988

Recent

  • M. Marzouk, M. Jain and S. Shankar, “Effect of Sr-modification on the bendability of cast aluminium alloy A356 using digital image correlation method”, Materials Science and Engineering A, accepted, 2013 (in press)
  • Y.S. Kim,M.K.Jain n, D. R. Metzger, “Determination of pressure-dependent friction coefficient from draw bend test and its application to cup drawing”, International Journal of Machine Tools & Manufacture, 56 (2012) 69-78.
  • D. Aole, M.K. Jain , M. Bruhis, “New characterization methods for powder die fill process for producing powder metallurgical components”, Powder Technology, 232 (2012) 7-17.
  • Situ, Q., Jain, M., Metzger, D. R., “Determination of FLDs of Sheet Materials with a Hybrid Experimental-Numerical Approach”, Inter. J. Mech. Sci., 53 (2011) 707-719.
  • Zhao, C., Jain, M. K., Bruhis, M., Lawcock, R., “An integrated study of die powder fill, transfer and compaction processes using digital image correlation method”, Powder Technology, 208 (2011) 225-230.
  • Elnagami, M., Jain, M., Britten, J. F., “Orientation development in solid-state extrusion and hot forming of polypropylene tubes”, Polymer Eng. Sci., 51,7 (2011) 1446-1454.
  • Hu, X. H., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M., and Mishra, R. K.,“The impact of particle distributions and grain-level inhomogeneities on post-necking deformation and fracture in AA5754 sheet alloys during uniaxial tension”, Mater. Sc. & Eng. A528 (2011) 2002-2016.
  • Hu, X. H., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M., Mishra, R. K. “A parametric finite element study and an analytical model of particle distributions on post-necking deformation and failure mode in AA5754 aluminium alloy sheets”, International Journal of Fracture, 164 (2010) 167-183.
  • X.H. Hu, D.S. Wilkinson, M. Jain, P.D. Wu, R.K. Mishra, A macro-micro-multi-level modeling scheme to study the effect of particle distribution on wrap-bendability of AA5754 sheet alloys, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 210(9), 1232-1242 (2010).
  • Zhang, B., Jain, M., Zhao, C., Bruhis, M., Lawcock, R., Ly, K., “Experimental calibration of density dependent modified Drucker-Prager/Cap model using an instrumented cubic die for powder compact”, Powder Technology, 204 (2010), 27-41.
  • Hu, X. H., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M. K., Mishra, R. K., “The influence of particle shape, volume fraction and distribution on post-necking deformation and fracture in uniaxial tension of AA5754 sheet materials”, Inter. J. solids and structures, (2009), vol. 46/13, pp. 2650-2658.
  • Avramovic-Cingara, G., Saleh, Ch. A. R., Jain, M. K., Wilkinson, D. S., “ Void Nucleation and Growth in Dual-Phase Steel 600 in Uniaxial Tension”, Metallurgical Trans. A, Vol. 40A, (2009), pp. 3117-3127.
  • Avramovic-Cingara, G., Ososkov, Y., Jain, M. K., Wilkinson, D. S., “Effect of Martensite Distribution on Damage Behaviour in DP600 Dual Phase Steels”, Materials Sc. Eng. A, 516 (2009) 7-16.
  • Elnagami, M, Bruhis, M., and Jain, M. K., “Axial Feed Thermoforming of Oriented Polypropylene Tubes”, Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 49, 3, (2009)514-522.
  • Azhikannickal, E., Jain, M. K., and Bruhis, M., “Effect of Temperature and Strain rate on the Constitutive Behaviour of Oriented Polypropylene Tubes”, J. Strain Anal. for Eng. Design, 43,7,(2008), 633-643.
  • Azhikannickal, E., Jain, M. K., and Bruhis, M., “Macroscopic yielding of oriented polypropylene (OPP) tubes at elevated temperatures”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 50(6), (2008) 1065-1074.
  • Hu, X. H., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M. K., and Mishra, R. K., “Modeling Strain Localization Using a Plane Stress Two-Particle Model and the Influence of Grain Level Matrix Inhomogeneity”, J. Eng. Mater. Technol., Vol. 130, 2 (2008) 1-10.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Wu, P. D., Bruhis, M., Jain, M. K., Embury, J. D., Mishra, R. K., “Constitutive Behaviour of AA5754 Sheet Materials at Large Strains”, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 130, 3 (2008), 1-5.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Bruhis, M., Jain, M. K., Wu, P-D., Embury, J. D., Mishra, R. K. and Sachdev, A. K., “Shear Localization and Damage in AA5754 Aluminium Alloy Sheets”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 17, 3 (2008).
  • Azhikannickal, E., Jain, M. K., and Bruhis, M., “Macroscopic yielding of oriented polypropylene (OPP) tubes at elevated temperatures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 50(6), (2008) 1065-1074.
  • Hu, X. H., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M. K., and Mishra, R. K., “Modeling Strain Localization Using a Plane Stress Two-Particle Model and the Influence of Grain Level Matrix Inhomogeneity”, J. Eng. Mater. Technol., Vol. 130, 2 (2008) 1-10.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Wu, P. D., Bruhis, M., Jain, M. K., Embury, J. D., Mishra, R. K., “Constitutive Behaviour of AA5754 Sheet Materials at Large Strains”, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 130, 3 (2008), 1-5.
  • Hu, X. H., Jain, M. K., Wilkinson, D. S., Mishra, R. K., “Microstructure-based finite element analysis of strain localization in AA5754 Aluminium Sheet”, Acta Materialia, (2008), vol. 56/13, pp. 3187-3201.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Bruhis, M., Jain, M. K., Wu, P-D., Embury, J. D., Mishra, R. K. and Sachdev, A. K., “Shear Localization and Damage in AA5754 Aluminium Alloy Sheets”, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 17, 3 (2008).
  • Azhikannickal E, Jain M. K., Bruhis M, “Test methods for the determination of the stress-strain behaviour of oriented polypropylene (OPP) tubes in uniaxial compression”, Polymer Testing 26 (2), (2007) 195-201.
  • Hu, X., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M. K., and Mishra, R. K., “Modeling the Influence of Grain-level Matrix Inhomogeneity on Strain Localization in the
    Presence of Hard Particles”, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 15, (2007), 893-909.
  • Ososkov, Y., Simpson, T., Jain, M. K., Wilkinson, D. S., “In-situ Measurement of Local Strain Partitioning in a Commercial Dual-Phase Steel”, International Journal of Materials Research (formerly: Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde), 98, 8 (2007) 664-673.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Jain, M. K., Mishra, R. K., “Three dimensional Structure of Portevin-Le Chatelier Bands and Shear Bands in Strip
    Cast AA5754 Sheets Using Digital Image Correlation (Paper number 07M-301), SAE Transactions, 2007.
  • Duan, X., Jain, M. K., Metzger, D. R., and Wilkinson, D. S., “A Unified Finite Element Approach for the Study of Post-Yielding Deformation Behaviour of Formable Sheet Materials”, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, 207 (2007) 689-694.
  • Wu, P. D., Lloyd, D. J., Jain, M. K., Neale, K. W., and Huang, Y., “Effects of Spatial Grain Orientation Distribution and Initial Surface Topography on Sheet Metal Necking”, Inter. J. of Plasticity, 23 (2007) 1084-1104.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S., Malakov, Halim, H. Halim, Jain, M. K., Embury, J. D., and Mishra, R. K., “Effect of Processing Route on the Spatial Distributions of Constituent Particles and Their Role in the Fracture Process in AA5754 Alloy Sheet Materials”, Mater. Sc. and Engineering A, 456 (2007) 85-92.
  • Duan, X., Jain, M. K., and Wilkinson, D. S., “Development of a Heterogeneous Microstructurally Based Finite Element Model for the Prediction of Forming Limit Diagram of Sheet Metal”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, Vol. 37A, 2006.
  • Metzger, D. R., Duan, X., Jain, M. K., Wilkinson, D. S., Mishra, R., Kim, S. and Sachdev, A. K., “The Influence of Particle Distribution and Volume Fraction on the Post-necking Behaviour of Aluminium Alloys”, Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 38 (2006), 1026-1038.
  • Q. Situ, M. Jain and M. Bruhis, “A Suitable Criterion for Precise Determination of Incipient Necking in Sheet Materials”, Materials Science Forum, Vol2 519-521 (2006), pp. 111-116.
  • Wilkinson, D. S., Duan, X., Kang, J., Jain, M. K., and Embury, J. D., “Modeling the Role of Microstructure on Shear Instability With Reference to the Formability of Aluminium Alloys”, Materials Science Forum, 2, 519-521 (2006), pp. 183-190.
  • Kang, J., Wilkinson, D. S,, Jain, M. K., Embury, J. D., Beaudoin, A. J., Kim, S., Mishra, R. and Sachdev, A. K., “On the Sequence of Inhomogeneous Deformation Processes occurring during Tensile Deformation of Strip Cast AA5754”, Acta Materialia, 54 (2006)
    209-218.
  • M. Jain, J. Allin, X. Duan and D. J. Lloyd, “Effect of Reverse Dome Stretching on Dome Height and Forming Limits of Sheet Materials”, Mater. Science and Engineering, A390 (2005) 210-216.
  • X. Duan, M. Jain, D. Metzger, J. Kang, D. Wilkinson and J. D. Embury,” Prediction of shear localization during large deformation of a continuous cast Al- Mg sheet”, Materials Science and Engineering A , A394 (2005) 192-203.
  • P. D. Wu, A. Graf, S. R. MacEwen, D. J. Lloyd, M. Jain and K. W. Neale, “On Forming Limit Stress Diagram Analysis”, Inter. J. of Solids and Structures, Vol. 42, 2005, pp. 2225-2241.
  • Q. Situ, M. Bruhis and M. Jain, “Trimming of AA6111-T4 and AA5754-O Automotive Aluminium Sheet Materials”, Inter. J. Forming Processes, 8,4, 2005.
  • X. Duan, M. Jain, M. Bruhis and D. S. Wilkinson, “Experimental and Numerical Study of Intense Shear Banding for Al-Alloy under Uniaxial Tension”, Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 6-8 (2005), pp. 737-744.
  • J. Kang, M. Jain, D. S. Wilkinson and J. D. Embury, “Microscopic Strain Imaging Using Scanning Electron Microscopy Topography Image Correlation at Large Strain”, J. Strain Analysis, Vol. 40, No. 8, 2005.
  • J. Kang, D. S. Wilkinson, J. D. Embury, M. Jain and Armand J. Beaudoin, “Effect of type-B Portevin-Le Chatelier Bands on the Onset of Necking in Uniaxial Tension of Strip Cast AA5754 Sheets”, Scripta Materialia, 53 (2005), 499-503.
  • X. Duan, M. Jain, D. Metzger, J. Kang, D. Wilkinson and J. D. Embury,” Prediction of shear localization during large deformation of a continuous cast Al- Mg sheet”, Materials Science and Engineering (Accepted, 2004).
  • P.D. Wu, M. Jain, J. Savoie, S.R. MacEwen, P. Tugcu and K.W. Neale, “Evaluation of Anisotropic Yield Functions for Aluminium Sheets”, International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 19, pp. 121-138, 2003.