The 20th International Conference on Strength of Materials

ICSMA 20June 2nd – 6th, 2025
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, JapanIntroduction
With a 50-year tradition since 1967, ICSMA 20 provides
a global platform for the latest advances in materials
strength research. The conference covers a wide range ofscientific topics, from fundamental issues in materials
deformation to applications of engineering materials.
With a focus on metals, alloys, composites, biomedicalmaterials, and emerging materials, ICSMA 20 seeks todeepen our understanding of the processes that governmaterial strength at various scales of length and time. Theconference will be held in Kyoto, an ancient capital andcultural center of Japan. Join us at ICSMA 20 to shape
the future of materials strength research throughcollaboration and innovation.

Important dates• Abstract submission: November 15th, 2024
• Notification of acceptance: Late December 2024
• Early bird registration: April 2025 (Tentative)

Plenary speakers• Allison Michelle Beese
Pennsylvania State University, USA• Guillaume Laplanche
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany• Sandra Korte Kerzel
RWTH Aachen University, Germany• Xavier SauvageUniversité de Rouen, France• Shigenobu Ogata
Osaka University, Japan• Praveen Kumar
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India• Xiaoxu Huang
Chongqing University, China• Astrid Pundt
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, GermanyTopics••
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Elementary deformation mechanisms
Advanced characterization of deformation processes
Mechanical behavior of high entropy alloys
Micro- and nano-scale mechanical testing
Effects of grain boundaries and interfaces
Mechanical behavior associated with phasetransformations
Fracture and fatigue
High temperature deformation and creep
Mechanistic foundations for multiscale modeling
Strength of additive-manufactured materials
Materials under extreme conditions
Mechanics of composite materials
Strength of biomedical and bio-inspired materials
Glasses and non-crystalline solids
Mechanical behavior of heterogeneous materials
Effects of hydrogenOthers*These topics are tentative and subject to change in the final program.
Presentations on other topics suitable to ICSMA are welcome.

Conference venue
Kyoto International Conference CenterURL: https://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/
422 Iwakura Osagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan606-0001

The 20th International Conference on Strength of Materials (ICSMA20)
June 2nd – 6th, 2025, Kyoto, Japan

History of ICSMA

Chairpersons
Chair:

Nobuhiro Tsuji,Kyoto University, Japan
Vice chair: Masaki Tanaka,Kyushu University, Japan
Vice chair: Tomotsugu Shimokawa,Kanazawa University, Japan

International committee•••••••••••••••••••

Marc Legros, France - Chair
Irene Beyerlein, USA
Andrea Hodge, USA
Easo George, USA
Peter Anderson, USA
William Curtin, USA
Cathy Rae, UKChristopher Hutchinson, Australia
Gunther Eggeler, Germany
Reinhard Pippan, Austria
Nobuhiro Tsuji, JapanSatyam Suwas, IndiaMaria-Teresa Perez-Prado, Spain
David Wilkinson, Canada
Lei Lu, China
Erica Lilleodden, Germany
Christoph Kirchlechner, Germany
Lazlo Toth, FranceHyoung Seop Kim, Korea

ICSMA20 is under the supervision of the ICSMAinternational scientific committee for all strategic issuesof the conference.

Supported byThis conference is supported by Japan Institute of Metals
and Materials (JIMM) as JIMIC-9.

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Access to Kyoto
The following routes are the main options to get to Kyoto(Japan Railways (JR) train station) from international
airports in Japan.
From Osaka
1. Osaka-Kansai International Airport (KIX)
75 min by JR Haruka Airport Express
2. Osaka-Itami International Airport (ITM)
60 min by Airport Limousine Bus
From Tokyo
3. Tokyo-Narita International Airport (NTA)
60 min by Narita Express Train to Tokyo andchange train to JR Shinkansen (bullet train) (Total 3.5h)
4. Tokyo-Haneda International Airport (HND)
15 min by local train (Keikyu line) to Shinagawa
and change train to JR Shinkansen (bullet train)(Total 3.0h)

From JR Kyoto station, it takes 20min by the Kyoto city
subway (Karasuma line) to the conference venue.

WebsiteMore details can be found in our website
URL: http://www.icsma20.com