Course: Selected chapters from material science

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Course title Selected chapters from material science
Course code UTM/KU004
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Michna Štefan, prof. Ing. PhD.
Course content
1. Internal structure of metals and alloys. Basics of crystallography. Dislocation - origin, dislocation motion, dislocation in cast material, relationship between dislocations and material properties. 2. Fundamentals of thermodynamics of metals and their alloys. Crystallization of metals and their alloys - the formation of inhomogeneities and their elimination. 3. Diffusion in solids - the essence, principle and mechanism of diffusion, parameters influencing diffusion and methods of diffusion, diffusion coefficient, etc. 4. Equilibrium diagram of Fe-C, Alloys of iron with carbon - steel and cast iron. 5. Perlitic, bainitic and mertensitic transformation. IRA and ARA diagrams. Annealing and hardening of steel. 6. Chemical - heat treatment of metal surfaces and diffusion processes in the heat treatment of metals (nitriding, cementing, boriding. 7. Al-based alloys for casting - properties, distribution, marking, meaning, processing possibilities, use, and production. Heat treatment of Al alloys - curing, homogenization and recrystallization annealing. 8. Alloys based on Mg and Ti - distribution, designation, meaning, use, properties and individual groups of alloys. 9. Cu-based alloys - classification, marking, meaning, use. 10. Unconventional materials - powder and composite materials, etc. 11. Nanotechnologies and nanomaterials - fullerenes as the basic building block of nanotechnology, self-healing materials, intelligent materials, properties and applications, nanocomposites and nanocoatings. Carbon nanotubes, nanofiber, nanochemistry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The main goal of the course is the general foundations of the theory of internal structure of metals and alloys using knowledge of metal physics and the connection with various technological processes. Processes taking place in materials in the field of structure, substructure in connection with technological processes and their influence on the overall properties of materials. Changes in the material as a result of these internal processes and ways to improve the properties of the material as a result of these processes. Selected chapters in materials science also provide a basic overview of Fe alloys in terms of their properties and uses, as well as a range of non-ferrous materials (Al, Mg, Ti, Cu) with regard to their properties, use. The course also gives space to new directions in the field of materials, namely nanomaterials and composites. The aim is to obtain the necessary basic information at the beginning of the study, which can be followed up in further study. It also pays particular attention to the internal structure of materials and the relationship between their properties and the structure and the possibility of influencing it within the technological processing.
Students will gain an overview of ferrous and non-ferrous materials, its properties and possible uses. They will also gain knowledge of the basics of materials science and the possibilities of influencing its properties.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
  • MACHEK, V., SODOMKA, J. Struktury kovových materiálů - 1. část. Vydavatel ČVUT v Praze, 2006. ISBN ISBN 80-01-03379-.
  • MICHNA, Š., LUKÁČ, I., OČENÁŠEK, V., KOŘENÝ, R., LOUDA, P., DRÁPALA, J., SCHNEIDER, H., MIŠKUFOVÁ, A., A KOL. Aluminium Materials and Technologies from A to Z. Adin Prešov, 2007. ISBN 80-89041-4.
  • Michna, Š., Michnová, L. Neželezné kovy (učební texty). UJEP v Ústí nad Labem, 2014. ISBN 978-80-260-7132-7.
  • NOVOTNÝ, J., MICHNA, Š., JANOVEC, J. Vybrané kapitoly z fyziky kovů a fraktografie. UJEP v Ústí nad Labem, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7561-8.
  • Ptáček, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I. CERM Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7204-283-1.


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