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Nakada Lab
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The lab masters physical metallurgy to create strong and tough steel materials.
AboutAbout the lab
Mastering physical metallurgy for the strongest steel materials
The Nakada Lab studies how to make structural metal materials, especially steel, stronger and tougher.
Steel is used in automobiles, railways, large bridges, and skyscrapers, and accounts for more than 95% of all metals by weight.
By adjusting alloy composition and applying heat and stress from outside, the lab controls the metal's microstructure as desired.
Exploring the science of metal microstructure and mechanical properties, the lab aims to make steel materials just a little stronger and more resistant to fracture.
Key terms
- Metal microstructure
- The types, sizes, and arrangement of the crystals inside a metal; the structure that can be seen under a microscope
- Mechanical properties
- The behavior of a material when force is applied, such as its strength and toughness
- Structural metal materials
- Metal materials used in parts that bear loads, such as the frames of buildings and vehicles
NewsLab news
A master's student received an Excellence Award at the lecture meeting of the Heat Treatment Technology Association
A student received an Excellence Award in the student poster session at the Spring Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
A master's student received an Encouragement Award in the poster session at the Autumn Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
A master's student received an Encouragement Award in the poster session at the Spring Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
A student received an Encouragement Award in the poster session at the Autumn Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
ResearchResearch themes
The mechanical properties of metal materials change greatly depending on their microstructure. The lab studies and masters physical metallurgy in order to create strong and tough steel materials.
*Illustrative imageSearching for new ways to control microstructure
When steel is heated extremely rapidly, its crystal structure changes before iron atoms can diffuse sufficiently, producing a fine plate-like microstructure that contains many lattice defects. The lab explores ways to change the microstructure and properties of metals through an external condition, the heating rate.
*Illustrative imageMicrostructure control from the micro to the macro scale
In multiphase steel sheets for automobiles, small strains that arise starting from the soft ferrite microstructure connect and lead to fracture. In addition to micro-scale microstructure control, the lab works on mesoscale control of the shape and distribution of microstructural features.
MembersFaculty
The Nakada Lab consists of faculty members and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorNobuo NakadaPublications ↗
- Assistant ProfessorRyota NagashimaPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Bridge of the Gods October 2019 001” King of Hearts / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Searching for new ways to control microstructure: “EBSD orientation map of ferrous lath martensite” Tiberio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Microstructure control from the micro to the macro scale: “Color Metallography of Engineering Alloys” OndrejAmbroz / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (熊井・村石研究室): “Aluminium metal pieces” W. Oelen / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (藤居・雷研究室): “EBSD orientation map of ferrous lath martensite” Tiberio / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (木村研究室): “Axial compressor rotor of a gas turbine, Deutsches Museum” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
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小林研究室): “Gas Turbine 4” Pro-Per Energy Services / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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