2026 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering Laboratory III
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Materials Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Shinji Muraishi / Kenichi Kawamura / Azusa Ooi / Takashi Harumoto / Yoshihiro Terada / Shintaro Yasui / Naoki Nohira / Takumi Kosaba / Hiroyuki Dannoshita / Jundong Song / Ryutaro Matsumura / Takashi Watanabe / Tomoyuki Kurioka / Ryota Nagashima
- Class Format
- Experiment
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Class
- -
- Course Code
- MAT.M352
- Number of credits
- 002
- Course offered
- 2026
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 9, 2026
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Course Overview
Metallurgical engineering is a broad discipline that encompasses various fields, including metal physics, metal chemistry, metal materials science, and metal processing. In this laboratory course, students will learn fundamental experimental techniques and analytical methods essential for metallurgical engineering. Specifically, they will gain hands-on experience in evaluating the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of metals and develop the ability to analyze the characteristics of different materials from a scientific perspective. Through discussions based on experimental results, students will also enhance their understanding of the properties of metallic materials from a materials science viewpoint.
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide students with systematic training in experimental techniques in metallurgical engineering and deepen their understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects. Students will explore how the physical and chemical properties of metals influence material characteristics and investigate the relationship between microstructure and properties. Additionally, they will develop essential skills in data processing, analysis, and technical report writing, which are crucial for effectively communicating their findings.
Course description and aims
1. Fabrication and Characterization of Thin Metal Films
Understand the evaporation process of silver and gold thin films and measure their electrical resistivity and optical properties.
2. Evaluation of Magnetic Properties of Metallic Materials
Assess the magnetic properties of metallic materials using vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM).
3. Understanding Corrosion and Electrochemical Properties of Metals
Understand the principles of immersion copper plating and electrolytic copper plating and conduct related experiments.
4. Evaluation of Molten Pig Iron Desulfurization by Slag
To understand the principles of hot metal desulfurization by slag and the method for measuring sulfur concentration using the combustion analysis method.
5. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and Their Dependence on Temperature and Strain Rate
Perform tensile tests under different temperature and strain rate conditions to understand the thermally activated process of dislocations.
Analyze the stress-strain response of structural materials and investigate its relationship with microstructure.
6. Evaluation of Low-Cycle Fatigue Fracture of Materials
To conduct low-cycle fatigue tests on steel materials, acquire the measurement techniques, and understand the deformation behavior under cyclic loading.
7. Enhancement of Discussion and Presentation Skills
Summarize experimental results and present and discuss findings.
Keywords
Thin Metal Films, Vapor Deposition, Electrical Resistivity, Optical Properties, Magnetic Properties, Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM), Corrosion, Polarization Curve, Desulfurization reaction, Mechanical Properties, Stress-Strain Characteristics, Strain Rate Dependency, Thermally Activated Process of Dislocations, Microstructural Control, Material Design
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Grouping and the schedule for the experiments will be announced by principle instructor.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | General introduction |
To understand contents of general introduction |
| Class 2 | Thin metal films (Day 1) |
1. To understand the fundamental principles of the vacuum vapor deposition. |
| Class 3 | Thin metal films (Day 2) |
1. To learn how to measure the electrical resistivity using the four-probe method. |
| Class 4 | Magnetization behavior of ferromagnetic alloy by means of VSM I : Ni and Ni-Cu alloys |
To measure the magnetization behavior of ferromagnetic alloy (Ni and Ni-Cu) by means of vibration sample magnetometer. |
| Class 5 | Magnetization behavior of ferromagnetic alloy by means of VSM II : Magnetic crystal anisotropy of pure Fe single crystal |
To measure the magnetization behavior of pure iron single crystal by means of vibration sample magnetometer. |
| Class 6 | Electrochemical reaction I : immersion copper plating |
To understand the mechanism of immersion copper plating. |
| Class 7 | Electrochemical reaction II : electrolytic copper plating |
To learn electrolytic copperplating techniques. |
| Class 8 | Desulfurization of pig iron using slag (Sample Preparation) |
To enable High temperature oxidation of metal, and its sample preparation. |
| Class 9 | Desulfurization of pig iron using slag (Sample Analysis) |
To understand the combustion method for sulfur content and the mechanism of desulfurization from pig iron. |
| Class 10 | Mechanical properties I: Tensile testing of pure metals at different temperatures and strain rates |
To understand the effects of differences in crystal structure and temperature on mechanical properties. |
| Class 11 | Mechanical Properties II: Tensile testing of practical alloy materials at room temperature |
To deepen understanding of the mechanisms of metal strengthening. |
| Class 12 | Low Cycle Fatigue Fracture of Steel I: Understanding of Fatigue fracture, Use of Strain Gauge, Axial Loading Test by Strain Gauge |
To enable students to understand characteristics of fatigue fracture and its difference from tensile fracture. |
| Class 13 | Low Cycle Fatigue Fracture of Steel II: Low Cycle Fatigue Test and Fatigue Life Prediction |
To enable students to understand the cyclic stress-strain behavior of materials. |
| Class 14 | [Materials] General discussion and presentation |
To make presentation and discussion about experiments. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 50 minutes preparing for class and another 50 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
The lecture materials will be distributed by your teacher on the day of the lecture or you can download the lecture materials for each topic from the ‘Science Tokyo LMS’ system and bring them with you.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
nothing in particular
Evaluation methods and criteria
Participation and reports are taken into account for the score.
Related courses
- MAT.M351 ： Metallurgical Engineering Laboratory II
Prerequisites
Nothing particular