Dr. Yin's areas of expertise include thermodynamic analysis, diffusion, metallurgy, material characterization, failure analysis, and corrosion of alloys, especially intermetallics. In Exponent, he focused on fracture analysis of metal and glass, solder and solder ball grid array (BGA) related issues, contamination analysis, corrosion of materials used in consumer electronics, and characterization of anode and cathode materials.
The topic of his Ph.D. dissertation is the thermodynamics of selected intermetallic compounds. They were prepared through powder metallurgy or arc melting and characterized using calorimeters, XRD, dilatometry, SEM and EDS. Measured thermodynamic properties were compiled in a database to facilitate the design and utilization for other researchers.
Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Yin was a Managing Process Engineer at CITIC Dicastal Co. Ltd., a world leading manufacturer of aluminum wheel hubs. He managed the design and optimization of process parameters in the foundry department, including the concentration of adding alloy elements, heat treating temperature and other processing conditions and parameters. He also led a team to design the foundry department for a new plant, including the process flow, plant layout, process parameters, equipment specifications, and employee training.
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 2015
- B.S., Powder Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, 2010
LANGUAGES
- Mandarin Chinese
Publications
Ming Yin, P. Nash, J. A. Kaduk, J. C. Schuster, Experimental investigation of the Fe-Sn-Ti ternary phase diagram at 873 K, J. Alloys Compd. 693 (2017) 76-86
Ming Yin, J. Hasier, P. Nash, A Review of Phase equilibria in Heusler alloy systems containing Fe, Co, Ni, J Mat. Sci. 51 (2016) 50-70
Ming Yin, P. Nash, W. Chen, S. Chen, Standard enthalpies of formation of selected Ni2YZ Heusler compounds, J. Alloys Compd. 660 (2016) 258-265
Ming Yin, P. Nash, The effect of an additional X element (Co, Cu, Fe, Pd) on the standard enthalpy of formation of the Heusler compound Ni2MnSn, J Alloys Compd. 667 (2016) 184-190
Ming Yin, P. Nash, Enthalpies of formation of selected Fe2YZ Heusler compounds, Intermetallics. 57 (2015) 34-40
Ming Yin, P. Nash, Enthalpies of formation of selected Pd2YZ Heusler compounds, Intermetallics. 58 (2015) 15-19
Ming Yin, P. Nash, Standard enthalpies of formation of selected Ru2YZ Heusler compounds, J. Alloys Compd. 634 (2015) 70-74
Ming Yin, P. Nash, Standard enthalpies of formation of selected XYSn half-Heusler compound, J. Chem. Thermodynamics 91 (2015) 1-7
Ming Yin, P. Nash, Standard enthalpies of formation of selected Rh2YZ Heusler compounds, J. Alloys Compd. 650 (2015) 925-930
Ming Yin, S. Chen, P. Nash, Enthalpies of formation of selected Co2YZ Heusler compounds, J. Alloys Compd. 577 (2013) 49-56
Ming Yin, P. Nash, S. Chen, Heat capacities of several Co2YZ Heusler compounds, Thermochi. Acta, 574c (2013) 79-84
Ming Yin, Y. Du, C. Cui, H. Xu, L. Zhang, S. Liu, Diffusivities and atomic mobilities in fcc Al-Cu-Mn alloys, Int. J. Mater. Res. 103 (2011) 807-813
Presentations
2015.5 CALPHAD XLIV Loana, Italy
- The Effect of a Fourth Element (Pd, Al) on the Standard Enthalpies of Formation of the Heusler Compounds Ni2MnSn
2014.6 CALPHAD XLIII Changsha, Hunan
- Standard Enthalpies of Formation of Half-Heusler Compounds XYSn (X = Co, Fe, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt; Y = Hf, Mn, Ti, V, Zr)
2013.10 MS&T Montreal, Canada
- Experimental Determination of Enthalpies of Formation and Specific Heats to Populate a Thermodynamic Database
2013.3 AMAPPE Jacksonville, FL
- Collaboration on Scientific Research Course
2012.10 MS&T Pittsburgh, PA
- Enthalpies of Formation and Heat Contents of Heusler Alloys Co2TiZ (Z= Al, Ga, Ge, Si, Sn)
Additional Information
Peer Reviewer
Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
Computational Materials Science
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Journal of Material Science
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance
Material Science and Engineering with Advanced Research- Electronic
Physica Status Solidi C: Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Thermochimica Acta
CREDENTIALS & PROFESSIONAL HONORS
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), 2015
- B.S., Powder Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, 2010
LANGUAGES
- Mandarin Chinese