Course: Material Structures

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Course title Material Structures
Course code KMM/MS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Konopík Jan, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Hořký Abdalghfor Abdalghfar A., doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
The MS course presents the technical relationships between chemical composition, phase composition, microstructure and the resulting chemical and physical properties of materials. Introduction to the structure of materials. Bonds, their types and influence on material properties. Structure of pure metals and alloys. Ceramics, glass, glass-ceramics. Physical states of polymers. Modern composite materials. Sandwich structures. Inorganic composites and binders. Additives and modifiers. Porous materials: gels, foams, highly porous materials. Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies. Nanostructures and nonequilibrium states. Laboratory excursion, examples of materials preparation, student presentations.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' self-study, Lecture, Seminar, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Understand the basics of chemical nomenclature and the use of element electronegativity, describe diatomic chemical bond and the influence of electronegativity of bonded atoms on the type of bond, characterize the basic properties of metals, ceramics and polymer materials, orientate in general terms in physico-chemical terms component, phase, phase interface, assess the strengths and weaknesses of the basic material classes.
Skills
Students should be able to have basic laboratory skills.
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student will know the structures of metallic, polymeric and other materials.
Skills
Students will be able to work with microscopes and chemical substances.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Seminar
Practicum
Multimedia supported teaching
Self-study of literature
Skills
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Competences
Lecture
Multimedia supported teaching
Lecture with visual aids
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Test
Oral exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Integrated chemistry :.
  • Dalibor Vojtěch. Materiály a jejich mezní stavy. Praha, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7080-741-5.
  • J. Fiala. Inženýrství pevných látek. ZČU, 2001.
  • J. Fiala, V. Mentl, P. Šutta. Struktura a vlastnosti materiálů. Academia, 2003.
  • Richard A. Bareš. Kompozitní materiály. Praha, 1988.


Study plans that include the course
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