| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Number of ECTS Credits Allocated |
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| 9360-0105/01 | Introduction to materials science | 4 ECTS credits |
| Type of Course Unit | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech, English |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| LOS35 | doc. Dr.Ing. Monika Losertová |
| BAR31 | Ing. Karla Čech Barabaszová, Ph.D. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| In introductory course the students are acquaint with the basic types of materials (metals, semiconductors, composites, ceramics, polymers) and their fundamental properties. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Common optional components are not offered, students of special interest can participate in departmental activities or can arrange consulting hours with lecturer. |
| Course Contents |
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1. Introduction - metals, metalloids and semimetals. Alloys.
2. Structure properties of materials I. - crystal structures and structure defects of metals and metals alloys.
3. Structure properties of materials II. - phase diagrams and phase transformations. Thermodynamics of metals.
4. Mechanical properties of material - tensile test, impact test, bending test, hardness tests. Creep.
5. Constructional materials - Fe-C phase diagrams. Chemical and structure transformations. Steels and their properties.
6. Metal alloys I. - Cu, Al alloys - properties and applications.
7. Metal alloys II. - Ni alloys - properties and applications. Hight-melting alloys (Ti, W, Nb et al.) - properties and applications.
8. Metal alloys III. – Intermetallic compounds and their applications. Biocompatible materials, functionally gradient materials. Biocompatible intermetalic compounds, characterization and application.
9. Amorphous and polymer materials – glass characteristics, physical and chemical properties. Special glasses.
10. Materials with electromagnetic properties. Metallic glass, magnetic materials and superconductors.
11. Ceramic materials.
12. Composite materials.
13. Natural materials.
14. Semiconductors – preparation technologies, physical properties and characterization. Semiconductors structures.
Theoretical exercise:
1. Introduction – semester work and project assignment.
2. Crystallography – basic crystallographic lattice, determination crystallography direction and planes.
3. Equilibrium diagrams of binary and ternary – characterization and phase transformations.
4. Mechanical properties of materials.
5. Polymer materials – polymer reaction, application in industry.
6. Laboratories excursion.
7. Presentation of semester work. Consultation. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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1. ELSSNER G., HOVEN H., KIESSLER G., WELLNER P. AND WERT R. Ceramics and Ceramic Composites. Materialographic Preparation. Elseviere Imprint, 1999, ISBN: 978-0-444-10030-6.
2. HULL D. An Introduction to composite materials, Cambridge, 1990.
3. NALWA H. S., editor. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. American Scientific Publisher, 2004.
4. NALWA H. S., editor. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press, 2000.
5. BHUSHAN B., editor: Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
6. SCHEFFLER M. AND COLOMBO P. Cellular Ceramics. Wiley-VCH, 2005. ISBN 978352731204. |
1. RAAB M. Materiály a člověk. Encyklopedický dům s.r.o.Praha. 1999.
2. KRATOCHVÍL P., LUKÁČ P., SPRÁŠIL B. Úvod do fyziky kovů I, SNTL – Alfa Praha, 1987.
3. FIALA J., MENTL V., ŠUTTA P. Struktura a vlastnosti materiálů. Academia, 2003, 572 s., ISBN 80-200-1223-0.
4. DAVIS J. R. Metals Handbook, Desk Edition, ASM International, 1998, 1521 s.
5. POKLUDA J., KROUPA F., OBDRŽÁLEK L. Mechanické vlastnosti a struktura pevných látek. VÚT Brno, PC-DIR spol. s r.o.- Nakladatelství Brno, 1994, 385 s.
6. PLUHAŘ J. Nauka o materiálech, Praha, SNTL, 1989, 552 s.
7. BAREŠ R.A. Kompozitní materiály. Praha, SNTL, 1988, 328 s.
8. HULL D. An Introduction to composite materials, Cambridge, 1990.
9. NALWA H. S., editor. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. American Scientific Publisher, 2004.
10. NALWA H. S., editor. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press, 2000.
11. BHUSHAN B., editor: Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
12. LACH V. Keramika, VUT Brno 1995.
13. STAROŇ J., TOMŠŮ F. Žáruvzdorné materiály. ALFA Bratislava 1992. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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1. ELSSNER G., HOVEN H., KIESSLER G., WELLNER P. AND WERT R. Ceramics and Ceramic Composites. Materialographic Preparation. Elseviere Imprint, 1999, ISBN: 978-0-444-10030-6.
2. HULL D. An Introduction to composite materials, Cambridge, 1990.
3. NALWA H. S., editor. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. American Scientific Publisher, 2004.
4. NALWA H. S., editor. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press, 2000.
5. BHUSHAN B., editor: Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
6. SCHEFFLER M. AND COLOMBO P. Cellular Ceramics. Wiley-VCH, 2005. ISBN 978352731204. |
1. ELSSNER G., HOVEN H., KIESSLER G., WELLNER P. AND WERT R. Ceramics and Ceramic Composites. Materialographic Preparation. Elseviere Imprint, 1999, ISBN: 978-0-444-10030-6.
2. HULL D. An Introduction to composite materials, Cambridge, 1990.
3. NALWA H. S., editor. Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. American Scientific Publisher, 2004.
4. NALWA H. S., editor. Handbook of Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press, 2000.
5. BHUSHAN B., editor: Handbook of Nanotechnology. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2004.
6. SCHEFFLER M. AND COLOMBO P. Cellular Ceramics. Wiley-VCH, 2005. ISBN 978352731204. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Project work |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Tasks are not Defined |
| Work placement(s) |
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| Course does not contain work placement. |
