1. Yawata R&D Lab, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
2. Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University
3. Kimitsu R&D Lab, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
4. Hirohata R&D Lab, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
5. Amagasaki Division, Nippon Steel & Sumikin Technology Co., Ltd.