Dr. Odahara specializes in plasticity working and recrystallization of metallic materials, metallography, and metallic strength. He has experience in the development of negative-electrode materials made of zinc alloy powder for alkaline batteries. He was also involved in basic and applied research for commercialization of biomedical Co-Cr-Mo alloys as an industry-university-government cooperation researcher.

Publications:

Static Recrystallization Behavior and Change in Mechanical Properties of Warm-Deformed Microstructures Formed during Hot-Die-Forging for Biomedical Co-Cr-Mo Alloy, [Journal of the Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, 51, (2010), 233-239] Tadayoshi Odahara, Yuji Maekawa, Hiroaki Matsumoto, and Akihiko Chiba