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Dr. Iain Le May, P. Eng.

  1. I. Le May, "Hydrogen Evolution and Steam Dissociation in Steam Generators", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. for Power, Vol. 87, 1965, pp. 405-441.
  2. I. Le May, "Some Limitations on the Use of Short-Time Creep-Rupture Data for Extrapolation", Trans. EIC, Vol. 8, No. B-1, May 1965.
  3. I. Le May and F.R. Vigneron, "Initial Studies on the Use of Rapeseed Oil as a Cold Rolling Lubricant", Lubrication Engineering, Vol. 21, 1965, pp. 276-281.
  4. I. Le May and K.D. Nair, "On the Relative Validity of Two Current Cold Rolling Theories", Trans. ASME, J. of Basic Engineering, Vol. 89, 1967, pp. 69-75.
  5. I. Le May, M.L.J. Hoffman and K.D. Nair, "Further Studies Using Rapeseed Oil Mixtures as Cold Rolling Lubricants", Lubrication Engineering, Vol. 23, 1967, pp. 415-418.
  6. I. Le May, "The Effect of a Steam Environment on the Creep Behaviour of a Stainless Steel", ASME Paper No. 67-WA/MET-14, 1967.
  7. I. Le May and K.D. Nair, "A Review of Current Theories of Cold Strip Rolling", Trans. EIC, Vol. 10, No. B-3, August 1967.
  8. K.D. Nair and I. Le May, "Mechanisms of Fatigue Damage in Face Centred Cubic Metals", Nature, Vol. 217, No. 5129, 1968, pp. 634-635.
  9. I. Le May and W.E. White, "On the Use of Colour Etching Techniques for Stainless Steels", Praktische Metallographie, Vol. 6, 1969, pp. 53063.
  10. I. Le May, A. Ghosh and P.D. Kaufmann, "Fatigue Damage in Textured Zircaloy-4", ASM Paper No. W9-18.5, WESTEC, March 1969.
  11. M.R. Krishnadev and I. Le May, "The Effect of Prior Cold Work on Precipitation in a Copper-Bearing Steel:  Some Metallographic Observations", Metallography, Vol. 2, 1969, pp. 253-256.
  12. I. Le May, K.J. Truss and P.S. Sethi, "The Effects of Some Gaseous Environments on the Creep of a Stainless Steel", Trans. ASME, J. of Basic Eng., vol. 91, 1969, pp. 575-580.
  13. W.E. White and I. Le May, "Metallographic Observations on the Formation and Occurrence of Ferrite, Sigma Phase and Carbides in Austenitic Stainless Steels.  Part I:  Studies of AISI Type 310 Stainless Steel", Metallography, Vol. 3, 1970, pp. 35-50.
  14. W.E. White and I. Le May, "Metallographic Observations on the Formation and Occurrence of Ferrite, Sigma Phase and Carbides in Austenitic Stainless Steels.  Part II:  Studies of AISI Type 316 Stainless Steel", Metallography, Vol. 3, 1970, pp. 51-60.
  15. I. Le May and K.D. Nair, "Directionality of Fatigue Properties in Some Textured Sheet Metals", Trans. ASME, J. of Basic Eng., Vol. 92, 1970, pp. 115-120.
  16. I. Le May and M.R. Krishnadev, "An Examination of Some Strain Anneal Techniques for the Growth of Aluminum Single Crystals", Praktische Metallographie, Vol. 7, 1970, pp. 257-267.
  17. M.R. Krishnadev and I. Le May, "The Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Commercial Low-Carbon, Copper-Bearing Steel", Journal of the Iron and Steel Institute, Vol. 208, 1970, pp. 458-462.
  18. I. Le May and M.R. Krishnadev, "On the Aging of Copper-Bearing Steel", Proc. Int. Conf. on the Sci. & Technol. of Iron and Steel, Tokyo, 1970, Vol. II, Supplement to Trans. ISIJ, Vol. 11, 1971, pp. 1005-1009.
  19. I. Le May, "Fatigue Properties of Copper-Bearing Steel", J. of Materials, Vol. 6, 1971, pp. 436-452.
  20. I. Le May, M.R. Krishnadev and T.-N. Goh, "Effects of Prior Cold Work on the Aging and Mechanical Properties of a Copper-Bearing Steel", Trans. ISIJ, Vol. 11, 1971, pp. 40-41.
  21. K.D. Nair and I. Le May, "The Inititation and Propagation of Fatigue Cracks in Some Textured FCC Sheet Metals", Metallography, Vol. 4, 1971, pp. 243-255.
  22. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Etching of Prior Austenite Grain Boundaries in AISI 4140 Steel", Metallography, Vol. 4, 1971, pp. 443-450.
  23. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Apparatus for the Electropolishing of Flat-Plate Fatigue Specimens", Praktische Metallographie, Vol. 9, 1972, pp. 346-349.
  24. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "The Use of Plastic Replicas in Optical Metallography", The Metallographic Review, Vol. 1, 1972, pp. 30-31.
  25. W.E. White and I. Le May, "Metallographic Observations on the Formation and Occurrence of Ferrite, Sigma Phase and Carbides in Austenitic Stainless Steels.  Part III:  Electron Microscopy Studies", Metallography, Vol. 5, 1972, pp. 333-345.
  26. I. Le May and W.E. White, "Precipitation in Austenitic Stainless Steels", Metallography, Vol. 5, 1972, pp. 566-569.
  27. I. Le May, "On the New Journal", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 95, Series H, 1973, p. 1.
  28. M.R. Krishnadev. L. Delage, A. Galibois and I. Le May, "The Use of the Internal Friction Technique to Study Precipitation in a Copper-Bearing Steel", Metallography, Vol. 6, 1973, pp. 425-428.
  29. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Discussion of An FIM-Atom Probe Study of the Precipitation of Copper from Iron-1.4 at Pct Copper", Met. Trans., Vol. 5, 1974, pp. 1510-1511.
  30. I. Le May, M.R. Krishnadev and A. Galibois, "Current and Potential Pipeline Steels for Northern Conditions", ASME Paper No. 74-Pet. 22, Sept. 1974, pp. 1-9.
  31. M.R. Krishnadev. I. Le May and A. Galibois, "Influence of Warm Working on the Strength, Toughness and e-Phase Precipitation in a Commercial Copper-Bearing HSLA Steel", Trans. ISIJ, Vol. 14, No. 5, 1974, pp. 369-371.
  32. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Relations Between Yield Strength and Precipitate Size", Metal Science, Vol. 8, 1974, pp. 435-436.
  33. I. Le May, M.R. Krishnadev and A. Galibois, "Current and Potential Steels for Far North Conditions", Pipe Line Industry, Vol. 41, No. 6, December 1974, pp. 27-30-and p. 50.
  34. I. Le May, M.R. Krishnadev and A. Galibois, "Higher-Strength Steels Sought for Arctic Pipelines", The Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 72, No. 50, December 1974, pp. 48-50.
  35. M.W. Lui and I. Le May, "Relations between Tensile Strength and Carbide Size in AISI 4140 Steel", Met. Trans., Vol. 6A, 1975, pp. 583-585.
  36. I. Le May, J.M. Whelan and W.J.D. Shaw, "Design for Fatigue in Notched High-Strength Steel Members", ASME Paper 75-DE-31, April 1975, pp. 1-12.
  37. I. Le May and M.-W. Lui, "Fractographic Observations of Fatigue Fracture in High-Strength Steels", Metallography, Vol. 8, 1975, pp. 249-252.
  38. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "On the `Friedel Relation' in Precipitation Strengthening", Scripta Met., Vol. 9, 1975, pp. 487-589.
  39. I. Le May, V.G. Lappi and W.E. White, "Materials for Biomedical Applications", Polymer Engineering and Science, Vol. 15, 1975, pp. 789-794.
  40. M.-W. Lui, R.I. Coote and I. Le May, "Non-destructive Metallurgical Examination of a Damaged 100 MW Generator Rotor", Praktische Metallographie, Vol. 12, 1975, pp. 319-326.
  41. I. Le May, "Engineering Materials and Technology:  Retrospect and Prospect", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 97, Series H, 1975, p. 193.
  42. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "The Relation Between Ultimate Tensile Strength and Carbide Size in Steel", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 98, Series H, 1976, pp. 173-179.
  43. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Comments on Fine Particle Strengthening in Cu 0.35 wt% Cr Alloy", Can. Met. Quarterley, Vol. 15, 1976, pp. 37-39.
  44. M.-W. Lui and I. Le May, "Dislocation Bowing Computed from  Orowan Relations", Metal Science, Vol. 11, 1977, pp. 54-58.
  45. W.E. White and I. Le May, "On the Time-Temperature Parameters for Correlation of Creep-Rupture Data in Stainless Steel Weldments", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 100, 1978, pp. 319-332.
  46. W.E. White and I. Le May, "On the Minimum-Commitment Method for Correlation of Creep-Rupture Data", Trans. ASME, J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 100, 1978, pp. 333-335.
  47. I. Le May, "The Need for Cooperation and the Sharing of Technology in the Nuclear Field", Journal of International Technology, Vol. II, No. 1, November 1978, pp. 17-22.
  48. I. Le May and L.R. Purdy, "Alternate Energy Sources and the Developing Nations", ASME Paper No. 78-WA/TS-3, 1978, pp. 1-4.
  49. V.G. Lappi, M.S. King and I. Le May, "Determination of Elastic Constants for Human Femurs", ASME J. of Biomechanical Engineering, Vol. 101, 1979, pp. 193-197.
  50. M.W. Lui and I. Le May, "Fatigue Properties of HSLA Copper-Containing Steels as Affected by Aging Treatment, Welding and Test Temperature", Can. Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 18, 1979, pp. 23-28.
  51. I. Le May, "Developments in Parametric Methods for Handling Creep and Creep-Rupture Data", ASME J. of Eng. Matls. and Technology., Vol. 101, 1979, pp. 326-330.
  52. I. Le May, "The Transfer of Appropriate Advanced Technology", ASME Paper 79-WA/TS-2, 1979, pp. 1-3.
  53. K.M. Lal, S.B.L. Garg and I. Le May, "On the Effective Stress Range Factor in Fatigue", ASME J. of Eng. Matls. and Technol., Vol. 102, 1980, pp. 147-152.
  54. K.M. Lal and I. Le May, "The Effects of Overloads on Fatigue Crack Propagation in Structural Components", ASME Paper 80-C2/PVP-9, 1980, pp. 1-6.
  55. I. Le May, "The Transfer of Appropriate Advanced Technology", Engineering Digest, Vol. 26, No. 5, 1980, pp. 47-48.
  56. P.E. Valedão de Miranda, I. Le May and S.N. Monteiro, "On the Use of Li's Equation in Stress Relaxation Studies", Scripta Met., Vol. 14, 1980, pp. 1201-1205.
  57. K.M. Lal and I. Le May, "An Assessment of Crack Closure in Fatigue Using the Westergaard Stress Function", Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures,  Vol. 3, 1980, pp. 99-111.
  58. W.E. White, I. Le May and T.L. da Silveira, "Design Parameters for High Temperature Creep and the Minimum-Commitment Method", J. of Materials for Energy Systems, Vol. 2, 1980, pp. 51-59.
  59. A.M. Pope, A.F. de C. Mota, S.N. Monteiro, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Aging and Mechanical Behaviour of Type 304/347 Welded Joints", Metallography, Vol. 14, No. 2, 1981, pp. 141-150.
  60. S.N. Monteiro, I. Le May and L.H. de Almeida, "Effects of Strain Rate and Dynamic Strain Aging on Work Hardening of an Austenitic Steel", Scripta Met., Vol. 15, 1981, pp. 581-584.
  61. S.N. Monteiro, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "On the Nature of Strain Perturbations in the Creep Curves of Austenitic Stainless Steel", Scripta Met., Vol. 15, 1981, pp. 957-960.
  62. W.J.D. Shaw and I. Le May, "Intrinsic Material Scatter and Fatigue Crack Growth Prediction", Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 4, 1981, pp. 367-375.
  63. I. Le May, "Failure Analysis of a Large Crude Oil Storage Tank", Metal Progress, Vol. 122, No. 3, Aug. 1982, pp. 35-37.
  64. W.J.D. Shaw and I. Le May, "Environmental Fatigue Crack Propagation Interactions", Can. Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 23, 1984, pp. 1-6.
  65. W.J.D. Shaw and I. Le May, "Stress Ratio Effects on Fatigue Fracture Morphology in G41400 Steel", Metallography, Vol. 16, 1983, pp. 403-411.
  66. W.J.D. Shaw and I. Le May, "Segmented Fitting of Fatigue Crack Growth Data", Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol. 6, 1983, pp. 367-375.
  67. L.H. de Almeida, I. Le May and S.N. Monteiro, "On Cell Structure and Subgrain Formation in Type 304 Stainless Steel", Metallography, Vol. 17, 1984, pp. 349-357.
  68. L.H. de Almeida, I. Le May and S.N. Monteiro, "Athermal and Temperature Dependent Behavior of Serrated Flow in an Austenitic Stainless Steel", Scripta Met., Vol. 19, 1985, pp. 1451-1454.
  69. Ney Freitas de Quadros, Francisco Ambrózio Filho and Iain Le May, "Um Modelo de Molas Múltiplas para Ensaios de Tracao em Máquinas Eletro-Mechânicas", Metalurgia-ABM, Vol. 42, 1986, pp. 755-760.
  70. P.R.O. Emygdio, S.N. Monteiro, I. Le May and L.H. de Almeida, Mecanismos Associados ao Término do Envelhecimento Dinámico no Aço Inoxidável Austenitico, Metallurgia-ABM, Vol. 42. 1986, pp. 375-378.
  71. G.D. Barbabela, L.H. de Almeida, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May,, "Estudo Metalographico de Aços Inoxidáveis Austeniticos, Tipo HK, Envelhecidos em Fornos de Processo", Metallurgia-ABM, Vol. 44, No. 373, 1988, pp. 1269-1276.
  72. G.D. Barbabela, L.H. de Almeida, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Phase Characterization in Two Centrifugally Cast HK Stainless Steel Tubes", Materials Characterization, Vol. 26, 1991, pp. 1-7.
  73. G.D. Barbabela, L.H. de Almeida, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Role of Nb in Modifying The Microstructure Of Heat-Resistant Cast HP Steel", Materials Characterization, Vol. 26, 1991, pp. 193-197.
  74. I. Le May, A.K. Koul and R.V. Dainty, "Fracture Mechanisms in a Series of Locomotive Axle Failures", Materials Characterization, Vol. 26, 1991, pp. 235-251.
  75. A.J. McEvily and I. Le May, "Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking", Materials Characterization, Vol. 26, 1991, pp. 253-268.
  76. T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Effects of Metallographic Preparation Procedures on Creep Damage Assessment", Materials Characterization, Vol. 28, 1992, pp. 75-85.
  77. G.D. de A. Soares, L.H. de Almeida, T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Niobium Additions in HP Heat-Resistant Cast Stainless Steels", Materials Characterization Vol. 29, 1992, pp. 387-396.
  78. R.A.P. Ibañez, G.D. de A. Soares, L.H. de Almeida and I. Le May, "Effects of Si Content on the Microstructure of Modified-HP Austenitic  Steels",  Materials Characterization, Vol. 30, 1993, pp. 243-249.
  79. S.K.P. Cheung-Mak and I. Le May, "Damage and Fuzzy Risk Assessment in Steam Plants", Trans. CSME, Vol. 17, 1993, pp. 111-125.
  80. I. Le May, T.L. da Silveira and S.K.P. Cheung-Mak, "Uncertainties in the Evaluation of High Temperature Damage in Power Stations and Petrochemical Plant", International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 59, 1994, pp. 335-343.
  81. L.H. de Almeida, P.R.O. Emygdio and I. Le May, "Activation Energy Calculation and Dynamic Strain Aging in Austenitic Stainless Steel", Scripta Met. et Mater., Vol. 31, No. 5, 1994, pp. 505-510.
  82. I. Le May, "Evaluation of a Steel Structure's Load Carrying Capacity", International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 61, 1995, pp. 427-432.
  83. I. Le May, T.L. de Silveira and C.H. Vianna, "Criteria for the Evaluation of Damage and Remaining Life in Reformer Furnace Tubes", International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, Vol. 66, 1996, pp. 233-241.
  84. H.C. Furtado and I. Le May, "Metallography in Life Assessment of Power Plants", Materials Characterization, Vol. 36, 1996, pp. 175-184.
  85. H.C. Furtado and I. Le May, "Modelling of Creep Damage to Estimate Remaining Life, Materials Science & Engineering, Vol. A234-236, 1997, pp. 87-90.
  86. I. Le May, "Background to IDRC Projects on Integrity Evaluation", Technology, Law & Insurance, Vol. 2, 1997, pp. 53-57.
  87. T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, "Damage Assessment and Management in Reformer Furnaces", Trans. ASME, J. Pres. Ves. and Piping, Vol. 119, 1997, pp. 423-427.
  88. H.C. Furtado and I. Le May, "Avaliação de Integridade de Caldeira de Grande Porte da Usina Termelétrica de Santa Cruz", Eletro-Evolução, No. 8 May 1997, pp. 57-59.
  89. M.G.M.F. Gomes, L.H. de Almeida, LCFC Gomes and I. Le May, "Effects of Microstructural Parameters on the Mechanical Properties of Eutectoid Steel Rails", Materials Characterization, Vol. 39, 1997, pp. 1-14.
  90. I. Le May, "Product Liability and Failure Analysis", Technology, Law & Insurance, Vol. 3, No. 2, June 1998, pp. 163-171.
  91. L.H. de Almeida, I. Le May and P.R.O. Emygdio, "Mechanistic Modeling of Dynamic Strain Aging in Austenitic Stainless Steels", Materials Characterization, Vol. 41, 1998, pp. 137-150.
  92. I. Le May, "Integrity Evaluation and Life Assessment of Mining Plants and Components", CIM Bulletin, Vol. 91, No. 1024, Oct. 1998, pp. 64-66.
  93. I. Le May and H. C. Furtado, "Power Station Assessment and Failure Investigation", Technology, Law & Insurance, Vol. 4, 1999, pp. 113-119.
  94. I. Le May and H. C. Furtado, "Creep Damage Assessment and Remaining Life Evaluation", Int. J. Fracture Vol. 97, 1999, p. 125-135.
  95. S.J. Brown and I. Le May, “Risk-Based Hazardous release Protection and Prevention by Inspection and Maintenance”, Trans. ASME, J. Pres. Ves. and Piping, Vol. 122, 2000, pp. 362-367.
  96. C. Bagnall and I. Le May, “Structural Integrity of Bolted Connections”, Technology, Law & Insurance, Vol. 5, 2000, p. 169-173.
  97. A. J. McEvily, Jr. and I. Le May, “The Accident at Three Mile Island”, Materials Science Research International, Vol. 8, No. 1, March 2002, pp. 1-8.
  98. L. H. de Almeida, A. F. Ribeiro and I. Le May, “Microstructural Characterization of Modified 25Cr – 35Ni Centrifugally Cast Steel Furnace Tubes”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 49, 2002, pp. 219-229.
  99. H. C. Furtado and I. Le May, ‘Evaluation of an Unusual Superheated Steam Pipe Failure’, Materials Characterization, Vol. 49, 2002, pp. 431-436.
  100. H.C. Furtado and I. Le May, “High Temperature Degradation in Power Plants and Refineries”, Materials Research, Vol. 7, No. 1, 2004, pp. 103-10.
  101. H.C. Furtado, I. Le May, L.H. de Almeida and R. Peace, “Correlation and Extrapolation of Creep-Rupture Data: A Case Study Using 9Cr-1Mo Steel Data, Trans. CSME, Vol 29, 2005, pp. 1-21.
  102. S. A. Shipilov and I, Le May, “Structural Integrity of Aging Buried Pipelines Having Cathodic Protection”, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 13, 2006, pp.1159-1176.
  103. I. Le May and R. Seshadri, “Assessment Tools for Structural Integrity, The FESI International Journal on Structural Integrity, November 2005, pp14-19.
  104. R. Peace, H. C. Furtado and I. Le May, “Remaining Life Assessment of Welded Pipes Containing Cracks”, Int. J. Press. Vessels and Piping, Vol. 83, 2006, pp. 798-802.
  105. H.C. Furtado, L.H. de Almeida and I. Le May, “Precipitation in 9Cr-1Mo Steel after Creep Deformation”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 58, 2007, pp. 72-77.
  106. T. Gillman and I. Le May, “Mechanical and Electrical Failures Leading to Major Fires”, Keynote lecture, Second International Conference on Failure Analysis, Toronto, 10-15 September, 2006:  Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 14, 2007, pp. 995-1018.
  107. F.C. Nunes, L.H. de Almeida, J. Dille, J.-L. Delplancke, and I. Le May, “Microstructural Changes Caused by Yttrium Addition on NbTi-Modified Centrifugally Cast  HP-type Stainless Steels”, Materials Characterization, Vol. 58, 2007, pp. 132-142.
  108. T.L. da Silveira and I. Le May, Reformer Furnaces: “Materials, Damage Mechanisms, and Assessment”, The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol. 31, 2006, pp.  99-119.
  109. H.C. Furtado, I. Le May and R. Peace, “The Application of Damage Mechanics to Creep Data Extrapolation and Power Plant Life Assessment”, Power Plant: Operation, Maintenance and Material Issues, OMMI.
  110. I. Le May and E. Deckker, “Reducing the Risk of Failure by Better Training and Education”,  Third International Conference on Engineering Analysis, July 2008, Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 16, 2009, pp. 1153-1162.
  111. C.R. de Lima, A.L. Pinto, H.C. Furtado, L.H. de Almeida, M.F.P. de Souza and I. Le May, “ Quantitative Observations of Precipitation in 2.25Cr-1Mo Steel Exposed to Different Creep Conditions in a Power Station”, Engineering Failure Analysis, (in press).
  112. I. Le May, Structural Integrity and the Petrochemical Industry, “Energy Materials: Materials Science and Engineering for Energy Systems”, Vol. 3, No. 4, 2008, pp. 208-219.
  113. I. Le May, R. Pascual and C. Bagnall, "An Unusual Gearbox Pinion Failure", Engineering Failure Analysis, Vol. 18, No. 2, March 2011, pp. 609-615.

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