High Temperature Materials Center
Contributing to carbon dioxide emissions reduction, energy savings, by designing/developing new next-generation heat-tolerant materials
The High Temperature Materials Center develop high temperature materials to realize ultra-efficient gas turbines for combined-cycle power generations, local power systems, next generation jet engines, and so on. These materials include Ni-base single crystal superalloys with new coating systems, Ni-base forged superalloys for turbine discs, platinum group metals (PGMs)-base refractory superalloys, and so on. We have world wide collaborations to enhance the research mentioned above.
Managing Director's Greeting
- Managing Director
- Hiroshi HARADA
At the High Temperature Materials Center, design/development of new next-generation heat-tolerant materials are conducted, through structural analysis at the atomic level and development of theoretical structural characteristics forecast simulations as to high-temperature-resistance materials (needed for improved efficacy of power-generation gas turbines or jet engines). Moreover, we contribute to reductions in carbon dioxide emissions plus energy use by carrying out properties-evaluation assessments grounded in actual long-term operations as well as experimentations with virtual engines; these results are ran through actual jet engines and power-generation gas turbines, in collaboration with government entities as well as corporations in Japan/overseas.
News / Press Release
LAUNCHING "CHO-GOKIN Co., Ltd. " FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF CO2 EMISSION REDUCTION IN THERMAL POWER GENERATION AND JET ENGINES
– A Joint Venture Business Certified by National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) –
Groups
High Temperature Materials Group
We seek to carry out fundamental research and put into practical use castparts for turbine blades, etc. and coatings, as seen in Nickel-based single-crystal superalloys for turbine blades that can withstand 1150 deg C temperatures and refractory superalloys for uncooled turbine blades able to tolerate 1200-1800 deg C temperature range.
| Group Leader | Hiroshi HARADA | ||
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| Group Member | Toshiharu KOBAYASHI | De-hai PING | Kyoko KAWAGISHI |
| Tomonori KITASHIMA | Michinari YUYAMA | ||
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We seek to carry out fundamental research and put into practical use high-strength castparts for high-pressure compressor blades and turbine discs, as seen in Nickel-Cobalt base wrought superalloys for turbine discs that can bear 750 deg C temperatures for example.
| Group Leader | Yuefeng GU | ||
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| Group Member | Tadaharu YOKOKAWA | ||
Contact to Center
High Temperature Materials, NIMS
1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047 JAPAN
FAX. +81-29-859-2501
