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Advanced Light Metallic Materials Laboratory
Associate Professor / NAKATA Taiki
- The lightest material : Magnesium
- Comprehensive research : from Manufacturing Technology to Analysis
- Take action whenever you want to
Associate Professor / NAKATA Taiki
Has an uncompromising honesty to research. Always communicate proactively with us, providing frequent/precise instructions. Students sometimes get strict opinion against their data and consideration if they poorly understand the results.
Research Content
The main purpose is to develop high-performance magnesium alloys that can be used as structural components of transportation vehicles. We have 100-ton press and rolling machines, which are suitable for fabricating large-scale magnesium materials. We also have electron/atomic force microscopes, which are suitable microstructural observation, providing a confortable research environment where we can perform everything(manufacturing, evaluation, and analysis). We also conduct collaborative researches with companies and other universities/research institutes, which help us to acquire wide variety of knowledges.
Commemorative photo at the conference venue(left), Camping after the conference(Right)
A Day in the Lab
Our laboratory has no fixed schedule(core time)for students, allowing us to freely and independently conduct researches. All equipments are always available, including 100-ton press/rolling machines, microscopes, and universal testing machines. Each student is assigned a research topic, and students can frequently receive accurate guidance on experimental results and research strategies by face-to-face conversation.
A scene from daily experiments; forging
Thesis Subjects
- (M)High-performance forged magnesium alloys via thermomechanical treatment
- (M)Development of new eco-friendly magnesium alloys with excellent extrudability and performance
- (M)Development of strong and ductile metals by additive manufacturing
The number of
PhD Graduates
12
Major employers of Graduates
- Sumitomo Electric Industries
- Kobe Steel, Ltd.
- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
- Terumo Corporation
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Toshiba materials Co., Ltd.
- FANUC CORPORATION
- DOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
- JFE Engineering Corporation
- Komatsu Ltd.
