This center was established as a research and development hub for new mechanical and structural materials that support automobiles and social infrastructure, aiming to build a resilient and safe carbon-neutral society.

With the support of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) and Grants-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering), we conduct innovative and pioneering materials research that forms the foundation for prosperous social development, widely disseminating the obtained research results to promote their utilization in society.

To lead the way for a carbon-neutral society, new mechanical and structural materials that support automobiles and social infrastructure are required. If automotive materials can be strengthened, it is possible to lighten the vehicle body without compromising safety, improving fuel efficiency, and thus contributing to a low-carbon society.

Furthermore, if vehicles, ships, and power generation using hydrogen as fuel become widespread, it will contribute to a decarbonized society that does not emit CO₂ at all. However, these materials face significant social issues such as hydrogen embrittlement, which causes sudden fracture after long-term use under stress.

At this center, industry, government, and academia, which have collaborated so far, will gather, and university students will also participate to challenge academic and social transformation through understanding hydrogen embrittlement and creating new high-strength steel that overcomes hydrogen embrittlement.