Course: Materials science I

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Course title Materials science I
Course code UTM/KU779
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
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 thermo-mechanical processing on these properties.
Students will gain basic knowledge about the structure, properties, methods of thermal and chemical-thermal treatment of iron-based alloys and will be familiar with this issue. They will gain practical experience in evaluating mechanical properties using appropriate standards and measuring equipment.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
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.
  • 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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