A research institute specializing in Materials Science

Advanced Metals Division

Advanced Metals Division

Head of Division
Kim, Hyoung-wook
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Department of Steels
  • Advanced cold-work tool steels for press-forming of ultra high-strength steel sheets
  • Development of new stainless steels having price stability and high performances as substitutes for conventional FeCrNi-based austenitic stainless steels
  • Development of high specific strength light-weight steel for mobile warfare
  • Advanced austenitic heat-resistant steels for next generation energy plants
  • Reduced activation ferritic/martensitic steels for fusion DEMO plant
  • Fire- and earthquake-resistant steels for building structures
Department of Titanium
  • Alloy design of high strength, high formability and low modulus titanium alloys
  • Melting and casting of titanium alloy ingot using VAR and ISM
  • Plastic forming and special joining technology of titanium alloys
  • Fabrication of titanium alloy sheets and porous metals by powder process
  • Alloy design and application of bulk metallic glasses and high entropy alloys
  • Development of novel extraction technology for special metals (Nb, Ta, V…) of alloying elements in titanium.
Department of Aluminum
  • Alloy design, microstructure control, and low-cost fabrication process of high strength aluminum alloy sheets for automotive applications
  • Alloy design and microstructure control of high performance aluminum alloys through ultrasonic melt treatment
  • Development of automotive 7000-series aluminum alloys via melt-to-product treatment
  • Development of novel thermo-mechanical processes to improve workability and mechanical properties of cast aluminum alloys for wrought products
  • Development of energy-absorbing aluminum alloys and components
Department of Magnesium
  • Design and development of multi-functional non-flammable magnesium alloy and its application technology
  • Design of corrosion-resistant magnesium alloy and application technology of biomaterial
  • Application technology of North Korean magnesite
  • Melt processing technology for microstructure of magnesium alloy
  • Rolling and extrusion technology for producing lightweight components of transportation
  • Recycling technology of magnesium alloy scrap and waste parts
Department of High
Temperature Materials
  • Development of rare element abatement single crystal superalloy
  • Development of high efficient superalloys for energy plant application
  • Development of 3D printing technology for Ni-base superalloys
  • Single crystal superalloy development for J-class gas turbines
Department of
Special Alloys
  • Development of Special Alloys and Process Technologies to break through limits and creating new function of application
  • Alloy design and process development for electrical-conductive metals
  • Alloy design and process development for high entropy alloys
  • Alloy design and process development for metallic glass alloys