NEDO will accelerate the practical application of steel sheets, aluminum materials, titanium and magnesium materials, carbon fibers, carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP), etc., which had been promoted for lightweight development already in the past so far. The topics are: 1: Development of innovative design technology related to weight reduction of multimaterial bodies”, 2: “Development of technology utilizing materials, integration (MI) on performance and life of magnesium materials”, 3: “Development of corrosion behavior analysis technology for ultra high strength steel sheet”, 4: “Development of evaluation technique for hydrogen embrittlement behavior of ultra high strength thin steel sheet””

NEDO news release, May 8, 2018