Course: Modern Materials in Engineering

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Course title Modern Materials in Engineering
Course code KMM/MMEA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Irovská Adéla, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Lectures: Crystallography, ideal and real crystal structures Diffusion in solids, mechanisms, Fick laws, diffusion coefficients Phase transformations, decomposition of solid solutions, the coherency of a precipitate, precipitation hardening; Dislocations, plastic, and elastic deformation, slip systems, dislocation reactions with lattice defects; dislocation mobility, and plastic deformation; Recovery, primary recrystallization and secondary recrystallization Metallic corrosion - types, principles, protections Mechanical testing - basics tests overview, evaluated values, interpretation of results, special test (small punch, sub-sized samples) and their use for life prediction Modern materials - types, processing, microstructure, properties. Steels and non-ferrous metals, composites, surface layers, and coatings Materials for extreme temperatures and environments Additively manufactured materials, methods, applications Seminars: Crystallography basic: lattice characterization, directions, and planes in a cubic lattice, density calculations Diffusion: First and second Fick laws - practical applications, calculations Creep and fatigue Defectoscopy - methods and applications Binary diagrams interpretation, phase transformations in steels Projects presentations and discussions, assessments

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 18 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 45 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Fundamentals of physic and chemistry.
Fundamentals of material science
Skills
The ability of individual work with scientific texts
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Knowledge of modern engineering materials
Knowledge of materials response to various types of loadings and environments
Knowledge of the basics of solid-state physics and material structure
Skills
Ability to explain the relationship between material processing, structure, and resulting properties
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Practicum
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
Skills
Practicum
Seminar
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
Competences
Students' portfolio
Individual study
Multimedia supported teaching
assessment methods
Knowledge
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Skills
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Ashby, M. F.; Johnson, Kara. Materials and design : the art and science of material selection in product design. 3rd ed. Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014. ISBN 978-0-08-098205-2.
  • Haasen, Peter. Physical metallurgy. 3rd enl. and rev. ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-521-55092-0.
  • Humphreys F. J.; Hatherly, M. Recrystallization and related annealing phenomena. 2nd ed. Oxford : Elsevier, 2004. ISBN 0-08-044164-5.
  • Smallman, R. E.; Bishop, R. J. Modern physical metallurgy and materials engineering science, process, applications. 6th ed. Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999. ISBN 0-7506-4564-4.


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