Sponsor  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, JAPAN TEL: +81-92-642-3668 FAX:+81-92-632-0434   Co-sponsors   Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)   TSL(TexSem Laboratories,Inc,.) English  Japanese   Supporting Organizations   The Japan Institute of Metals   The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan   The Japan Institute of Light Metals   The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity   The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan   The Foundry Engineering Society   The Japan Society for Heat Treatmemt   The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers   Japan welding Society   The Japan Society for Aeronautical Space Sciences   Japan Titanium Society   Japan Copper And Brass Association   The Japan Research and Development Center for Metals