Course: Materials Science I

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Course title Materials Science I
Course code UTM/KU479
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kuśmierczak Sylvia, doc. Ing. PhD.
Course content
1. Structure of solids, bond between atoms, basics of crystallography, disorders of crystal structure, diffusion. 2. Properties of metals and alloys - distribution (physical, chemical, technological and mechanical properties). 3. Crystallization of metals and their alloys, phases and thermodynamic equilibrium, general features of crystallization, lever rule, phase rule, polymorphic metals. 4. Equilibrium binary diagrams - system with unlimited solid state solubility, limited solid state solubility, with eutectic, peritectic, eutectoid reaction, decomposition of supersaturated solid solution, 5. Elements in steels and cast irons, the influence of accompanying and alloying elements on the properties of steels and cast irons. 6. Metastable system Fe-Fe3C - structural, phase description, basic structures of steels. 7. Austenitization, decomposition of austenite - pearlitic, bainitic, martensitic transformation, IRA, ARA diagrams. 8. Heat treatment of steels: annealing - without recrystallization, with recrystallization, hardening, tempering, thermomechanical treatment. 9. Chemical-thermal treatment: cementing, nitriding and other methods. Thermomechanical processing of steels. 10. Stable Fe-C system - division, inoculation and modification of cast irons, heat treatment. 11. Mechanical properties and their testing - division. Destructive tests - static tensile test, hardness tests, impact test in bending, fatigue tests. Non-destructive tests - visual, magnetic, capillary, ultrasound, radiation tests. 12. Marking of steels and cast irons according to valid standards.

Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
The most frequently processed material in mechanical engineering is metals and their alloys, therefore it is necessary to know their material, mechanical, physical and technological properties. The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge about the properties of metallic materials, as well as the influence of thermal, chemical-thermal and thermomechanical processing processes on these properties.
Students will get basic knowledge of the structure, properties and thermal and chemical-heat treatment of alloys based on iron and will focus on this issue. Will acquire practical experience with the evaluation of mechanical properties using appropriate standards and measuring equipment.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
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Recommended literature
  • JANOVEC, J., MACEK, K., ZUNA, P. Fyzikální metalurgie. ČVUT, Praha, 2008.
  • Kuśmierczak, S. Nauka o materiálech I. Návody na cvičení.. FVTM UJEP, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7414-502-5.
  • P. Veles. Mechanické vlastnosti a skúšanie kovov . ALFA Bratislava 1989, SR.
  • Ptáček, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I. CERM Brno, 2003. ISBN 80-7204-283-1.
  • Ptáček, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu II.. CERM Brno, 2001.
  • Vojtěch, D. Materiály a jejich mezní stavy. VŠCHT, Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7080-741-5.


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