첨단구조재료 연구실(Laboratory for Advanced Metal Physics)

For the past decades, the automobile industry has been improving fuel efficiency, passenger safety, and reduction in greenhouse gas emission by adopting advanced high strength steels (AHSS) with both high strength and high ductility. In general, AHSS is classified as the first-generation AHSS (1st-G AHSS), the second-generation AHSS (2nd-G AHSS), and the third-generation AHSS (3rd-G AHSS). One of the objectives of LAMP is to investigate the next generation AHSS showing better mechanical properties than 3rd-G AHSS even maintaining reasonable materials cost. This concept is based on optimal using of various strengthening mechanisms simultaneously. To successfully transition to a carbon-neutral society, it is essential to decarbonize the industrial sector, which emits large amounts of greenhouse gases and is heavily reliant on carbon and energy. In particular, the steel industry is a highly carbon-intensive industry that emits significant amounts of greenhouse gases during its production process. Globally, the steel industry accounts for 7% of total greenhouse gas emissions and 25% of industrial emissions. In South Korea, the steel industry's greenhouse gas emissions constitute 13% of the nation's total emissions and 39% of industrial emissions, which is higher than the global average. Considering the steel industry's status as a key driver of South Korea's industrial development and the steady increase in demand for steel due to industrial advancement (1-2% annual growth, with global demand expected to reach approximately 2.747 billion tons by 2050), decarbonizing the steel industry is seen as an essential task. The high greenhouse gas emissions from the steel industry primarily stem from the blast furnace-based manufacturing process, where coke is used as a reducing agen