BYU MET

Class Responsibilities:

• MFG 324 - Joining Processes
• MFG 480 - Process Planning and System Design
• MFG 532 - Manufacturing Systems
• MET 475 & 476 - Capstone (coach)
• TEE 229 - Materials and Processes
• TECH 601 - Research Methods

Journal Articles with Peer Review:

• Mike Miles and Brent Strong: Computing Composites: Predict part behavior with finite element analysis, Composites Manufacturing, March 2009, pp. 22, 23, 25.

• M.P. Miles, T.W. Nelson, R. Steel, E. Olsen, M. Gallagher: Effect of friction stir welding conditions on properties and microstructures of high strength automotive steel, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 14 (3), 2009, pp. 228-232.

• M. P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, S. Packer, R. Steel, B. Siemssen and Y. S. Sato: Solid state spot joining of sheet materials using consumable bit, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 14 (1), 2009, pp. 72-77.

• T. Huang, Y.S. Sato, H. Kokawa, M.P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, B. Siemssen, R.J. Steel, and S. Packer: Microstructure in Friction Bit Joined DP 980 Steel, Reprints of the National Meeting of Japan Welding Society, 82, 2008, pp. 74-75.

• C.P. Przybyla, B.L. Adams, and M.P. Miles: Methodology for Determining the Variance of the Taylor Factor: Application in Fe-3%Si, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 129, 2007, pp. 82-93.

• M.P. Miles, J. Pew, T.W. Nelson, and M. Li: Comparison of Formability of Friction Stir Welded and Laser Welded Dual Phase 590 Steel Sheets, Science and Technology of Welding and Joining, 11 (4), 2006, pp. 384-388.

• M.P. Miles, M. Mahoney, C. Fuller:  Prediction of Bending Limits in Friction Stir Processed Thick Plate Aluminum, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 37A, 2006, pp. 399-404.

• M.P. Miles, D. Melton, T.W. Nelson: Formability of Friction-Stir-Welded Dissimilar-Aluminum-Alloy Sheets, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 36A, 2005, pp. 3335-3342.

• M. Miles, D. Melton, M. Ridges, C. Harrell: The Benefits of Experiential Learning in Manufacturing Education, Journal of Engineering Technology, Spring 2005, pp. 24-28.

• M.P. Miles, B.J. Decker, T.W. Nelson: Formability and Strength of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Sheets, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 35A, 2004, pp. 3461-3468.

• M.P. Miles, G.S. Daehn, and R.H. Wagoner: Prediction of Limit Strains in Superplastic Materials, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, 34A, 2003, pp. 2559-2564.

• M.P. Miles, L. Fourment, J.L. Chenot: Finite Element Calculation of Thermal Coupling Between Workpiece and Tools in Forging, Engineering Computations, 12 (8), 1995, pp. 687-705.

• K. Narasimhan, M.P. Miles, and R.H. Wagoner: A Better Sheet Metal Formability Test, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 50, 1995, pp. 385-394.

• M.P. Miles, L. Fourment, J.L. Chenot: Inertia Effects in Finite Element Simulation of Metal Forming Processes, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 45, 1994, pp.19-24.

• M.P. Miles, L. Fourment, J.L. Chenot: Calculation of Tool Temperature During Non Steady-State Metal Forming Processes, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 45, 1994, pp. 643-648.

• M.P. Miles, J.L. Siles, R.H. Wagoner, K. Narasimhan: A Better Sheet Formability Test, Metallurgical Transactions, 24A, 1993, pp. 1143-1151.

Book Chapters with Peer Review

• M. Miles: Formability Testing of Sheet Metals, ASM Handbook, vol. 14B, pp. 673-696 (2006). (Chapter was revised and updated)

Conference Proceedings with Peer Review

• M.P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, B. Weickum, and Z. Feng:  Friction Bit Joining of Dissimilar Material Combinations of High Strength Steel DP 980 and Al Alloy 5754, Proceedings of the SAE World Congress, paper 09M-0232, Detroit, MI, April 2009, pp. 1-3.

• M.P. Miles, C. Smith, J. Opichka, L. Cerveny, M. Mahoney, A. Mohan, R.S. Mishra: Bending Limits in Friction Stir Processed 5083 Aluminum Plate, Friction Stir Welding and Processing V, Proceedings of the Annual TMS Conference, San Francisco, CA, February 15-19, 2009, TMS, Warrendale, PA, pp. 135-140.

• Y.S. Sato, T. Huang, H. Kokawa, M.P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, R.J. Steel, S. Packer: Parameter Study in Dissimilar Friction Bit Joining of Al and Steel, Proceedings of the 8th International Welding Symposium of the Japan Welding Society, Kyoto, Japan, November 2008.

• M.P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, R. Steel, S. Packer, Y.S. Sato, and H. Kokawa: Friction Bit Joining of Ultra High Strength Steel and Light Metal Alloys, Proceedings of the 8th International Welding Symposium of the Japan Welding Society, Kyoto, Japan, November 2008.

• M.P. Miles, E. Olsen, T.W. Nelson, M. Gallagher: Proceedings of the TMS Annual Meeting, Composition, Structure, Property Relationship I session, New Orleans, LA, TMS, Warrendale, PA, March 9-12, 2008, pp. 55-60.

• S. Guerdoux, L. Fourment, M. Miles, T. Nelson: Eulerian Simulation of Friction Stir Welding in 7075 Aluminum, Friction Stir Welding and Processing IV, Proceedings of the Annual TMS Conference, Orlando, FL, February 25-March1 (ISBN: 0873396618),TMS, Warrendale, PA, pp. 83-88.

• M.P. Miles, K. Kohkonen, B. Siemssen, R. Steel, S. Packer, and Y.S. Sato: Multibody Joining: A New Method for Spot Joining of Sheet Materials, Materials Science and Technology 2007 Conference, Detroit, MI, September 16-20, 2007 (ISBN-13: 978-0-87170-866-3), TMS, Warrendale, PA, pp. 227-234.

• Michael Favreau, Michael Miles, Nile Hatch, Val Hawks: Outsourcing Relationships Between American and Chinese Companies, Proceedings of the Annual EMCWA Conference, Nashville, TN, October 2007.

• M.P. Miles, J. Sederstrom, K. Kohkonen, R. Steele, S. Packer, T. Pan, W.J. Schartz, C. Jiang: Spot Friction Welding of High Strength Automotive Steel Sheets, International Symposium on Advanced High Strength Steels for the Ground Transportation Industry, Materials and Systems Vol. 2, MS&T 2006, October 15-19, Cincinnati, OH, edited by L. Ruiz-Aparicio, S.R. Larrabee, and J. Jennings, pp. 103-106 (2006).

• M.P. Miles and V. Hawks: Working with Small Companies in Cambodia to Teach Lean Manufacturing Principles to Undergraduate Students, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, paper #512, 8 pp. (2006).

• V. Hawks and M.P. Miles: Technology, Culture, and the Manufacturing Engineer: How Studying SMEs in Cambodia Can Teach Manufacturing Students about Global Enterprise, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, paper #225, 8 pp. (2006).

• S. Guerdoux, L. Fourment, M. Miles, and C. Sorenson: Numerical Simulation of the Friction Stir Welding Process Using Arbitrary Eulerian Lagrangian Formulations, Proceedings of Plasticity ‘05: The Eleventh International Symposium on Plasticity and its Current Applications, edited by A.S. Khan and A.R. Khoei, Neat Press, pp. 388-390 (2005).

• M.P. Miles, J. Pew, T.W. Nelson, M. Li: Formability of Friction Stir Welded Dual Phase Steel Sheets, Friction Stir Welding and Processing III, TMS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, pp. 91-96 (2005). 

• M.W. Mahoney, C. B. Fuller, M.P. Miles, and W. H. Bingel: Thick Plate Bending of Friction Stir Processed Aluminum Alloys, TMS Annual Meeting, Friction Stir Welding and Processing III, San Francisco, CA, pp. 131-138 (2005).

• L. Fourment, S. Guerdoux, M. Miles, and T. Nelson: Numerical Simulation of the Friction Stir Welding Process using both Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Formulations, Proc. 5th International Symposium, Metz, France, September 14-16, Abington Cambridge CB1 6AL, UK; edited by TWI Ltd; 2004 ISBN 1-903761-04-2 Session 9B, Modeling, 12 pp. (2004).

• C. Przbyla, B.L. Adams, and M.P. Miles: Characterization and Modeling of Anisotropy Variance in Drawing Quality Sheet Steel, Proceedings of the Numiform 2004 Conference, Materials Processing and Design: Modeling, Simulation, and Applications, edited by S. Ghosh, J.C. Castro, and J.K. Lee, Columbus, OH, pp. 1761-1764 (2004).

• L. Fourment, M. Miles, S. Guerdoux, and C. Sorenson: Numerical Simulation of the Friction Stir Welding Process using both Lagrangian and Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Formulations, Proceedings of the Numiform 2004 Conference, Materials Processing and Design: Modeling, Simulation, and Applications, edited by S. Ghosh, J.C. Castro, and J.K. Lee, Columbus, OH, pp. 1259-1264 (2004).

• M.P. Miles and T.W Nelson: “Friction Stir Welding of Dual Phase Steel”, Automotive Sheet Steels Symposium , 45th MWSP Conference Proceedings, Vol. XLI, Chicago, IL, November, pp. 327-332 (2003).

• M. Miles, M. Mahoney, T. Nelson, and R. Mishra: Finite Element Simulation of Plane-Strain Thick-Plate Bending of Friction-Stir Processed 2519 Aluminum, Friction Stir Welding and Processing II Proceedings, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 2-6, pp. 253-258 (2003).

• M. Miles and K. Kohkonen: Tool Wear in Orthogonal Machining, Proceedings of the EMCWA Conference, Cincinnati, OH, October 15-17, pp. 181-185 (2002).

• L. Fourment, F. Bay, M.P. Miles, J.L. Chenot: Application of Error Estimation and Adaptive Meshing Techniques to Forming Processes, Proceedings of NAFEMS 5th International Conference, Amsterdam, May 10-12, pp. 152-162 (1995).

• L. Fourment, M.P. Miles, J.L. Chenot: Incremental Mass Conservation and Adaptive Remeshing for the Thermo-Mechanical Coupling Between Workpiece and Tools in Non Steady-State Metal Forming, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Industrial Forming Processes, Ithaca, NY, June 18-21, Balkema, Rotterdam, pp. 431-434 (1995).

• L. Fourment, M.P. Miles, F. Bay, D Carpentier, J.L. Chenot: Adaptive Strategies for the Simulation of 2D and 3D Forming Processes, Computational Plasticity – Fundamentals and Applications, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference, Barcelona, April 3-6, Pineridge Press, Swansea, UK, pp. 395-406 (1995).

• M.P. Miles, F. Muttin, L. Fourment, J.L. Chenot:  Modélisation de la déformation élastique d’un outil de forge, Colloque National en Calcul des Structures, edited by M. Bernadou et al, Hermès, Paris, pp. 947-956 (1993).

Invited or Other Articles and Abstracts

• Michael Miles and Brent Strong: Service Learning Projects for Manufacturing Education: Gaining Professional Competence While Serving Others, Composites Manufacturing, July 2007, pp. 38-40.

• A. Brent Strong and Michael Miles: Composites versus Metals: How Far Have We Come? Composites Manufacturing, September 2005, pp. 24-34, 100.

• M. Miles, C. Fuller, and M. Mahoney: Enhancement of Ductility in Aluminum Alloys via Friction Stir Processing, US/India Forum on Intelligent Processing of Materials, Goa, India, March 22-24, pp. 28-31 (2004). (Invited abstract)

• Brent Strong and Michael Miles: Thinking Lean is Good for Business, Deseret News, Sunday, December 16, 2001.

• F. I. Saunders, M. P. Miles, R. H. Wagoner: A Better Sheet Formability Test, Metal Forming, November 1993, pp. 31-34. (Industry journal)