Course: Prospective Engineering Materials

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Course title Prospective Engineering Materials
Course code UTM/PV137
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kříž Antonín, prof. Dr. Ing. IWE
  • Knaislová Anna, Ing. Bc. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Preparation of materials by powder metallurgy - production of powders, compaction. 2. Preparation of materials by extreme plastic deformation. 3. Additive manufacturing - 3D printing, specifics and differences. 4. Materials for working at high temperatures (energy). 5. Materials for cryogenic applications. 6. Functionally gradient materials. 7. Nanostructured and nanocomposite materials. 8. Intelligent materials and systems. 9. Materials with shape memory. 10. Superconducting and superplastic materials. 11. Metallic glasses, amorphous materials and metallic foams. 12. Superlight alloys (Al-Li, Mg-Li) and their applications. 13. Intermetallic compounds, their preparation, properties and use.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The subject provides an introduction to unconventional and progressive materials applied for extreme operating conditions (especially materials for extremely high or, conversely, cryogenic temperatures). These are powder metallurgy products, functionally gradient materials, intelligent materials, materials with shape memory, superconducting / superplastic materials, etc.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Recommended literature
  • ASHBY, M. F. Materials Selection in Mechanical Design. Third Edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. ISBN 0 7506 6168 2.
  • FARAG, M. F. Materials and Process Selection for Engineering Design. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4200-6308-0.
  • GRIFFITHS, B. Manufacturing Technology. Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84882-873-5.
  • CHARLES, J., A.; CRANE, F., A., A., FURNESS, J., A., G. Selection and Use of Engineering Materials, Third edition. Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. ISBN 0 7506 3277 1.


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