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Overview

Pradeep L. Menezes is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States. Their research spans several areas primarily within engineering and materials science, with a strong emphasis on mechanical engineering and mechanics of materials. Menezes's work encompasses topics such as aluminum alloys composites properties, high-temperature coating behaviors, lubricants and their additives, tribology and wear analysis, metal and thin film mechanics, advanced materials and composites, and surface treatment and residual stress.

The research output includes numerous papers published in various recognized venues. Frequent publication venues for Menezes's work include:

  • Materials
  • The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
  • Coatings
  • Tribology International
  • Journal of Tribology

Among recent papers associated with their field of study are:

  • Laser surface texturing and related techniques for enhancing tribological performance of engineering materials: A review, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Process-Processing, Properties, and Applications, 2021, Nanomaterials
  • Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) Coatings: Classification, Properties, and Applications, 2021, Applied Sciences
  • Friction-based welding processes: friction welding and friction stir welding, 2020, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
  • Water-Based Lubricants: Development, Properties, and Performances, 2021, Lubricants

Menezes collaborates regularly with several co-authors, demonstrating a collaborative research environment. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ashish K. Kasar
  • Alessandro M. Ralls
  • Subin Antony Jose
  • Manoranjan Misra
  • Merbin John

Their main fields of study are:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these fields, subfields of focused research activity are:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

The main topics of Menezes's scholarly work include:

  • Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties
  • High-Temperature Coating Behaviors
  • Lubricants and Their Additives
  • Tribology and Wear Analysis
  • Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Surface Treatment and Residual Stress

Best Publications

  • Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications.

    Dipen Kumar Rajak;Durgesh D. Pagar;Pradeep L. Menezes;Emanoil Linul

  • Mechanical and tribological properties of self-lubricating metal matrix nanocomposites reinforced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene – A review

    Afsaneh Dorri Moghadam;Emad Omrani;Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep K. Rohatgi

  • Laser surface texturing and related techniques for enhancing tribological performance of engineering materials: A review

    Bo Mao;Arpith Siddaiah;Yiliang Liao;Pradeep L. Menezes

  • State of the art on tribological behavior of polymer matrix composites reinforced with natural fibers in the green materials world

    Emad Omrani;Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep K. Rohatgi

  • Tribology for Scientists and Engineers

    Pradeep L. Menezes;Michael Nosonovsky;Sudeep P. Ingole;Satish V. Kailas

  • Advanced Metal Matrix Nanocomposites

    Massoud Malaki;Wenwu Xu;Ashish K. Kasar;Pradeep L. Menezes

  • Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Process-Processing, Properties, and Applications.

    Soumya Sikdar;Pramod V. Menezes;Raven Maccione;Timo Jacob

  • The influence of fatty acids on tribological and thermal properties of natural oils as sustainable biolubricants

    Carlton J. Reeves;Pradeep L. Menezes;Tien-Chien Jen;Michael R. Lovell

  • Tribological performance of self-lubricating aluminum matrix nanocomposites: Role of graphene nanoplatelets

    Meysam Tabandeh-Khorshid;Emad Omrani;Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep K. Rohatgi

  • Influences of graphite reinforcement on the tribological properties of self-lubricating aluminum matrix composites for green tribology, sustainability, and energy efficiency—a review

    Emad Omrani;Afsaneh Dorri Moghadam;Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep K. Rohatgi

  • The Size Effect of Boron Nitride Particles on the Tribological Performance of Biolubricants for Energy Conservation and Sustainability

    Carlton J. Reeves;Pradeep L. Menezes;Michael R. Lovell;Tien-Chien Jen

  • Friction-based welding processes: friction welding and friction stir welding

    Dipen Kumar Rajak;Durgesh D. Pagar;Pradeep L. Menezes;Arameh Eyvazian

  • Mechanical, physical and tribological characterization of nano-cellulose fibers reinforced bio-epoxy composites: An attempt to fabricate and scale the ‘Green’ composite

    Bamdad Barari;Emad Omrani;Afsaneh Dorri Moghadam;Pradeep L. Menezes

  • Water-Based Lubricants: Development, Properties, and Performances

    Hafizur Rahman;Haley Warneke;Haley Webbert;Joaquin Rodriguez

  • Influence of surface texture and roughness parameters on friction and transfer layer formation during sliding of aluminium pin on steel plate

    Pradeep L. Menezes;Kishore;Satish V. Kailas

  • Influence of boric acid additive size on green lubricant performance

    Michael R. Lovell;Michael R. Lovell;M. A. Kabir;M. A. Kabir;Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep L. Menezes;C. Fred Higgs

  • Role of Surface Texture, Roughness, and Hardness on Friction During Unidirectional Sliding

    Pradeep L. Menezes;Pradeep L. Menezes;Kishore;Satish V. Kailas;Michael R. Lovell

  • Experimental and numerical analysis of helical-wedge rolling process for producing steel balls

    Zbigniew Pater;Janusz Tomczak;Jarosław Bartnicki;Michael R. Lovell

  • Study of solid lubrication with MoS2 coating in the presence of additives using reciprocating ball-on-flat scratch tester

    A. Shankara;Pradeep L. Menezes;K. R. Y. Simha;Satish V. Kailas

  • A Review on the Science and Technology of Natural and Synthetic Biolubricants

    Carlton J. Reeves;Arpith Siddaiah;Pradeep L. Menezes

  • Studies On Friction And Transfer Layer Using Inclined Scratch

    Pradeep L. Menezes;Kishore;Satish V. Kailas

  • Tribology for scientists and engineers : from basics to advanced concepts

    Pradeep L. Menezes;Michael Nosonovsky;Sudeep Prabhakar Ingole;Satish Vasu Kailas

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Lovell
Michael R. Lovell Marquette University
Satish V. Kailas
Satish V. Kailas Indian Institute of Science
Kishore
Kishore Indian Institute of Science
Pradeep K. Rohatgi
Pradeep K. Rohatgi University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Michael Nosonovsky
Michael Nosonovsky University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Mano Misra
Mano Misra University of Nevada Reno
Nikhil Gupta
Nikhil Gupta New York University
Emanoil Linul
Emanoil Linul Polytechnic University of Timişoara
Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi-Rad
Hamid Reza Bakhsheshi-Rad Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Manoj Gupta
Manoj Gupta National University of Singapore

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