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Hidetoshi Somekawa is affiliated with the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, contributing extensively to the fields of materials science and engineering. Their research primarily addresses the properties and applications of magnesium alloys, with significant involvement in aluminum alloys composites, metal and thin film mechanics, and subfields such as biomaterials and materials chemistry.

Their work has a strong focus on the microstructure and mechanical properties of materials. Other specialized areas include mechanical engineering, mechanics of materials, electrical and electronic engineering, quasicrystal structures and properties, as well as advancements in battery materials and hydrogen storage materials.

Somekawa's recent published papers illustrate their research scope and focus:

  • Transition of dominant deformation mode in bulk polycrystalline pure Mg by ultra-grain refinement down to sub-micrometer, 2020, Acta Materialia
  • Metallurgical approach to enhance the electrochemical activity of magnesium anodes for magnesium rechargeable batteries, 2020, Chemical Communications
  • Precipitation of stable icosahedral quasicrystal phase in a Mg-Zn-Al alloy, 2021, Acta Materialia
  • Intrinsic kink bands strengthening induced by several wrought-processes in Mg-Y-Zn alloys containing LPSO phase, 2021, Materials Characterization
  • Microstructure and mechanical properties of caliber rolled Mg-Y-Zn alloys, 2020, Materials Science and Engineering A

Frequent co-authors with whom Somekawa has collaborated include:

  • Alok Singh
  • Yukiko Ogawa
  • Toshihiko Mandai
  • Rintaro Ueji
  • Motohiro Yuasa

The scientist's works are often published in notable journals and venues such as:

  • Materials Science and Engineering A
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scripta Materialia
  • MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Overall, Somekawa's research demonstrates a concentrated effort in experimental and applied materials science, addressing both fundamental properties and practical applications, especially in the context of magnesium alloys and related metallurgical phenomena.

Best Publications

  • Dislocation creep behavior in Mg–Al–Zn alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Kinji Hirai;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Yorinobu Takigawa

  • Effects of Ca and Sr addition on mechanical properties of a cast AZ91 magnesium alloy at room and elevated temperature

    Kinji Hirai;Hidetoshi Somekawa;Yorinobu Takigawa;Kenji Higashi

  • Transition of dominant deformation mode in bulk polycrystalline pure Mg by ultra-grain refinement down to sub-micrometer

    Ruixiao Zheng;Ruixiao Zheng;Jun-Ping Du;Jun-Ping Du;Si Gao;Hidetoshi Somekawa

  • Effect of grain refinement on fracture toughness in extruded pure magnesium

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • Compressive response of a closed-cell aluminum foam at high strain rate

    T. Mukai;T. Miyoshi;S. Nakano;H. Somekawa

  • Effect of texture on fracture toughness in extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • High strength and fracture toughness balance on the extruded Mg–Ca–Zn alloy

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • Effect of solid solution elements on nanoindentation hardness, rate dependence, and incipient plasticity in fine grained magnesium alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Hidetoshi Somekawa;Christopher A. Schuh

  • Fracture mechanism of a coarse-grained magnesium alloy during fracture toughness testing

    H. Somekawa;A. Singh;T. Mukai

  • Low temperature diffusion bonding in a superplastic AZ31 magnesium alloy

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Toshiji Mukai;Kenji Higashi

  • Hall–Petch relation for deformation twinning in solid solution magnesium alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • Precipitation control of calcium phosphate on pure magnesium by anodization

    Sachiko Hiromoto;Tamao Shishido;Akiko Yamamoto;Norio Maruyama

  • Diffusion bonding in superplastic magnesium alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Hiroyuki Hosokawa;Hiroyuki Watanabe;Kenji Higashi

  • Effect of texture on tensile properties at elevated temperatures in an AZ31 magnesium alloy

    Hiroyuki Watanabe;Akira Takara;Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • High fracture toughness of extruded Mg–Zn–Y alloy by the synergistic effect of grain refinement and dispersion of quasicrystalline phase

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Alok Singh;Toshiji Mukai

  • Hall–Petch Breakdown in Fine-Grained Pure Magnesium at Low Strain Rates

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • Compressive strength and yield asymmetry in extruded Mg–Zn–Ho alloys containing quasicrystal phase

    Alok Singh;H. Somekawa;T. Mukai

  • Ultra-fine grain size and isotropic very high strength by direct extrusion of chill-cast Mg–Zn–Y alloys containing quasicrystal phase

    Alok Singh;Yoshiaki Osawa;H. Somekawa;T. Mukai

  • Fracture toughness in Mg–Al–Zn alloy processed by equal-channel-angular extrusion

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Toshiji Mukai

  • Effect of solid-solution strengthening on fracture toughness in extruded Mg–Zn alloys

    Hidetoshi Somekawa;Yoshiaki Osawa;Toshiji Mukai

Frequent Co-Authors

Toshiji Mukai
Toshiji Mukai Kobe University
Alok Singh
Alok Singh University of Lucknow
Koichi Tsuchiya
Koichi Tsuchiya National Institute for Materials Science
Kenji Higashi
Kenji Higashi Osaka Metropolitan University
Shigenobu Ogata
Shigenobu Ogata Osaka University
Yoshihito Kawamura
Yoshihito Kawamura Kumamoto University
Michiaki Yamasaki
Michiaki Yamasaki Kumamoto University
Kaneaki Tsuzaki
Kaneaki Tsuzaki National Institute for Materials Science
Nobuhiro Tsuji
Nobuhiro Tsuji Kyoto University

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