Structural Metals Center

Constructing high-functionality technology of structural materials by controlling nano-microstructures

The Structural Materials Center aims, by controlling nano-microstructures, to realize higher functions for structural materials such as metallic structural materials and adjoining items (higher durability, higher formability, higher level of toughness) as well as lighter high-specific strength materials, heat-tolerant materials that can be used for long periods of time and maintenance-free corrosion-resistant materials.

Managing Director's Greeting

Managing Director: Kaneaki TSUZAKI

At our center, we will promote the research on structural materials that will support the processing trade country of 　Japan and the social infrastructure construction from the perspectives of environment and energy. We will make a breakthrough on the material characteristics and the processing technology based on a new technological method, not by any extension of the technology that we have used up to now. In addition to proposing inventions for new metallurgy and processing technology, we plan to come up with the theoretical proof to show the details and the limitations of an ideal system that will fulfill the properties that are being demanded.I hope that you will offer your encouragement and support to our center.

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News / Press Release

2010/02/15 Awarded

NIMS Researchers receive an award from TMS.

2009/10/05 Press Release

Success in Development of 1800 MPa Class Ultra-High Strength Bolt

– Realizing Excellent Fracture Resistance in an Ultra-High Strength Product –

Groups

Physical Metallurgy Group

We conduct research as to structural composition and mechanism of Martensite transformation, reconstructive transformation, precipitation and recrystallization, so as to control structurally the fabrication of high-function steel.

Group Leader	Kaneaki TSUZAKI
Group Member	Toshiyasu NISHIMURA	Eiji AKIYAMA	Yuuji KIMURA
Group Member	Takahito OHMURA

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Heat Resistant Design Group

We aim to improve power-generation efficiency at thermal power-generation plants, by working to strengthen heat-tolerant structural materials and to extend life-spans thereof for realizing carbon dioxide reductions and energy/resource conservation.

Group Leader	Fujio ABE
Group Member	Seiichi MUNEKI	Yoshiaki TODA

Welding Metallurgy Group

We are conducting comprehensive research regarding welding/stir welding metallurgy, indispensable to constructing structures like buildings, bridges and ships, not to mention automobiles.

Group Leader	Kazuo HIRAOKA
Group Member	Susumu TSUKAMOTO	Goro ARAKANE	Terumi NAKAMURA
Group Member	Susumu MEGURO	Hiroshi HONDA

Lightweight Alloys Group

We are working to develop safe-to-use and not easily-broken materials, through control at the layered (nano/micron/micro???) structural levels internally of lightweight metallic alloys such as Aluminum and Magnesium.

Group Leader	Toshiji MUKAI
Group Member	Yoshiaki OHSAWA	Singh ALOK	Kazumi MINAGAWA
Group Member	Susumu TAKAMORI	Hidetoshi SOMEKAWA

Group's web page

Center Brochure

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Contact to Center

Structural Metals Center, NIMS

1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0047 JAPAN

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