Mechanical property and performance of materials are strongly influenced by their microstructure especially at their most basic structural and functional length scales. Prof. Inoue’s research interests include experimental characterization and analysis of defects, deformation and fracture in structural metals and alloys, and metal-metal and metal-matrix composites. Current research activities focus primarily on the effect of microstructure and metallurgical property on reliability of interconnects in integrated circuits, defect nucleation in nanocrystalline metals and alloys, and novel high-strength and high-toughness steels.

1) “Establishment of structure-property linkages using a Bayesian model selection method: Application to a dual-phase metallic composite system”, H. Kim, T. Yamamoto, Y. Sato, and J. Inoue, Acta Materialia, 176, 264-277 (2019)
2) “Bayesian inference of grain growth prediction via multi-phase-field models”, S. Ito, H. Nagao, T. Kurokawa, T. Kasuya, and J. Inoue, Physical Review Materials, 3, 053404 (2019)
3) “In-situ measurement of surface relief induced by Widmanstätten and bainitic ferrites in low carbon steel by digital holographic microscopy”, S. Komine, K. Sekido, and J. Inoue, Scripta Materialia, 162, 241-245 (2019)