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Ashok Saxena

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Also affiliated: Georgia Institute of Technology (1986–2023); Galgotias University (2013–2015); University of Arkansas System (2026); Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (India) (1980); University of Cincinnati (1973–1975); Banaras Hindu University (1980); Westinghouse Electric (United States) (1978–2009)

34 h-index 201 pubs 4,868 cited

  • Dental Instruments
  • Boron
  • Dental Alloys
  • Efficiency
  • Equipment Design
  • Hardness
  • Hardness Tests
  • Materials Testing
  • Nickel
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Root Canal Preparation

Biography and Research Information

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Ashok Saxena's research has focused on materials science, particularly in the areas of fracture mechanics, fatigue, and the properties of engineering materials. He has investigated crack growth in various specimens, contributing to the understanding of material behavior under stress. His work includes the development of models for fatigue crack propagation and the study of creep crack growth under non-steady-state conditions.

Saxena has also explored the characteristics of specific materials, including nanocrystalline materials stabilized with dopants and nickel-titanium instruments with applications in endodontics. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 36, with 224 publications and over 5,000 citations, reflecting a substantial body of work in his field. He is noted as recently active in research.

Metrics

  • h-index: 34
  • Publications: 201
  • Citations: 4,868

Positions

  • President 2018–present
    WireTough Cylinders. LLC ORCID
  • President publications 2003–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID
  • Distinguished Professor and Dean Emeritus 2017–2020
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Mechanical Engineering ORCID
  • Provost and Distinguished Professor 2015–2016
    University of Arkansas Mechanical Engineering ORCID
  • Vice-Chancellor 2012–2014
    Galgotias University ORCID
  • Dean of Engineering 2003–2012
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville College of Engineering ORCID
  • Regents' Professor 2002–2003
    Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering ORCID
  • Professor and Chair 1993–2002
    Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering ORCID
  • Professor 1985–1993
    Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering ORCID
  • Fellow Scientist (1984-85) Senior Engineer (1976-84) 1976–1985
    Westinghouse Research and Development Center Materials Science Division ORCID
  • Research Metallurgist 1974–1976
    Nippon Steel R&D Center ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Creep Crack Growth Under Transient and Steady-State Conditions in Creep- Brittle Alloy 718 (2026)
    Research Square DOI OpenAlex
  • Thermal Stress Analysis in a Multilayer Power Module (2026)
    IMAPSource Proceedings DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of Hold Time on the Elevated Temperature Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of Alloy 247LC‐DS (2026)
  • Creep crack growth in alloy 247LC‐DS (2024)
    Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Phenomenological Model for Creep and Creep-Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Behavior in Ferritic Steels (2023)
    Metals 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • A Phenomenological Model for Creep and Creep-fatigue Crack Growth Behavior in Ferritic Steels (2023)
    Preprints.org 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evolution of Creep Deformation near Tips of Sharp Notches and Cracks in CM247LC-DS Ni-Base Superalloy (2023)
  • Thermomechanical Fatigue—Mechanisms and Practical Life Analysis (2021)
  • Modelling the crack growth behaviour of a single crystal nickel base superalloy under TMF loading with long dwell times (2020)
    International Journal of Fatigue 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Results of the ASTM Round Robin on Creep-Fatigue Crack Growth Testing of a P91 Steel (2019)
    Materials Performance and Characterization 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Challenges in predicting crack growth in structures operating in extreme environments (2019)
    Procedia Structural Integrity 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Accounting for crack tip cyclic plasticity and creep reversal in estimating (Ct)avg during creep‐fatigue crack growth (2019)
    Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Advanced Fracture Mechanics and Structural Integrity (2019)
    30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Fracture control and structural integrity (FraCSI) education and research (2018)
    Strength Fracture and Complexity 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Fatigue Crack Growth Behaviour of High Strength Ferritic Steels in High Pressure Hydrogen (2018)
    MATEC Web of Conferences 2 citations DOI OpenAlex

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