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Materials Science and Nanomaterials

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Course Unit Code651-2079/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated7 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BET37doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D.
MAT27doc. Ing. Vlastimil Matějka, Ph.D.
Summary
Within the framework of this subject, the students acquire knowledge and experience with common technical materials and basic types of nanomaterials. The study of the parameters of the materials will be aligned with the description of the experimental techniques used for their measurement and description. The application possibilities of both common materials and nanomaterials will also be explained.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Introduction to basic types of materials and nanomaterials and the characteristic of their structure;
Understanding of the most important service parameters of the materials with emphasis on mechanical properties;
Understanding of the methods used for characterization of chemical and phase composition, their textural parameters, and surface morphology;
Acquiring the characteristic of the most important types of materials and nanomaterials;
Understanding the application potential of nanomaterials.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Evolution of the basic types of the used materials; examples – their successive improvement
2. Basic types of nanomaterials, their characteristics, classification according to their dimension, methods for the preparation of the nanomaterials.
3. Internal structure of given types of materials – metals, polymers, ceramic materials, composites.
4. Properties of given types of materials and the methods of their characterization – service properties; mechanical properties – relations with the internal structure of materials. Mechanisms of material degradation – the most important degradation processes.
5. Metals – ferrous metals (steels, cast irons), non-ferrous metals (aluminium, copper and nickel alloys), examples; properties, application.
6. Polymers – thermoplastic materials, reactoplastic and elastomeric polymers, examples, properties, application.
7. Ceramic materials – porous and ceramics, examples, properties, utilization.
8. Composite materials – classification according to reinforcements, classification according to matrix, examples, properties, application.
9. Methods used for characterization of basic parameters of materials – chemical and phase composition, morphology and microstructure, particle size, specific surface area.
10. Nanomaterials based on carbon. Graphene, fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, and carbon nanowires. Examples, preparation, and properties.
11. Nanomaterials based on pure chemical elements, their oxides and sulphides. Examples, preparation, and properties.
12. Layered nanomaterials. Clay minerals, hydrotalcites, layered sulphides, MXenes. Examples, preparation and properties.
13. Composite nanomaterials. Basic concept of these materials, types of composite nanomaterials. Examples, preparation, and properties

Exercises
1. Introduction, safety in the laboratory, presentation of instructions for individual laboratory exercises, list of final presentations topics.
2. Excursion to the laboratory for testing of mechanical properties – tensile test, Charpy test, hardness test.
3. Performing the tensile test s Charpy test, evaluation of the results.
4. Measurement of hardness and microhardness for selected bulk materials and thin layers, data evaluation.
5. Metallographic observation of the surfaces of construction materials (steels, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, composites).
6. Observation and documentation of the microstructure of construction materials.
7. Evaluation of the observed and documented microstructure of construction materials.
8. Preparation of selected nanomaterials (oxides, sulphides, nitride).
9. Evaluation of the structure of prepared nanomaterials using XRD technique.
10. Characterization of the particle size using the electron microscopy DLS technique.
11. Evaluation of the selected optical properties of prepared nanomaterials.
12. Determination of the photodegradation activity of prepared nanomaterials.
13. Presentation of selected topics.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. CALLISTER, W. D. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. 7. vyd. New York: Wiley, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-73696-7.
2. ASHBY, M. F., P. J. FERREIRA and D. SCHODEK. Nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and design: an introduction for engineers and architects [online]. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7506-8149-0.
1. SOJKA, J. Materiály. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2020.
2. CALLISTER, W. D. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. 7. vyd. New York: Wiley, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-73696-7.
3. WEISS, Zdeněk, Grażyna SIMHA-MARTYNKOVÁ a Ondřej ŠUSTAI. Nanostruktura uhlíkatých materiálů. Ostrava: Repronis, 2005. Nanotechnologie a nanomateriály. ISBN 80-7329-083-9.
4. ASHBY, M. F., P. J. FERREIRA and D. SCHODEK. Nanomaterials, nanotechnologies and design: an introduction for engineers and architects [online]. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-0-7506-8149-0.
Recommended Reading:
1. KUMAR, C. S. S. R., ed. Chemistry of nanomaterials. Volume 1, Metallic nanomaterials.. Berlin: De Gruyter, [2019]. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-034003-7.
2. KUMAR, C. S. S. R., ed. Chemistry of nanomaterials. Volume 2, Metallic nanomaterials.. Berlin: De Gruyter, [2019]. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-063660-4.
1. KUMAR, C. S. S. R., ed. Chemistry of nanomaterials. Volume 1, Metallic nanomaterials.. Berlin: De Gruyter, [2019]. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-034003-7.
2. KUMAR, C. S. S. R., ed. Chemistry of nanomaterials. Volume 2, Metallic nanomaterials.. Berlin: De Gruyter, [2019]. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-063660-4.
3. SIMHA MARTYNKOVA, Gražyna, ŠUPOVÁ, Monika, MATĚJKA, Vlastimil and YAFEI, Lu. Carbonaceous Materials in Composites. Repronis Ostrava printer, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7329-174-7.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 16
        ExaminationExamination70 35