Graduate School of
Science and Engineering

The mechanical properties of metallic materials are mainly effected by the microstructure. Therefore, the microstructure controll is very important for fabrication of materials with better mechanical properties than conventional materials. This laboratory aims to develop the innovative hetero structure materials by the microstructure contoroll via the powder metallurgy technology. We will develop hetero structure materials with excellent properties and clarify the relationship between their microstructure and excellent properties. Microstructure control from the nano level enables the development of innovative materials. Therefore, we design the optimum hetero structure by analyzing the crystal structure, crystal orientation, etc. by using our original analysis technique with a high-resolution electron microscope. This figure is an electron diffraction pattern obtained by electron backscattering in a scanning electron microscope. Detailed crystallographic information can be obtained by analyzing such geometric figures.