Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Properties and testing of materials

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	330-0308/02
Abbreviation	VZM
Course title	Properties and testing of materials
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Applied Mechanics
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Radim Halama, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction
2. Pointed and grid failures and their structures.
3. Tensile tests and mechanical quality of materials.
4. Hook´s law, Poisson´s law, stress, deformations
5. Stress concentration, fracture
6. Fatigue
7. Creep
8. Residual stress
9. Corroding process
10. Fe- C chart
11. Non ferrous metals
12. Ceramics
13. Polymers
14. Composite

E-learning

Literature

[1] Kutz, Myer. Mechanical Engineers' Handbook: Materials and Mechanical Design, Volume 1, Third Edition. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2006.
[2] With, G. de. Structure, Deformation, and Integrity of Materials; Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 2006.

Advised literature

[1] Ashby, M.F., Jones, D.R.H.Engineering Materials 1, An Introduction to Properties, Applications, and Design. 4th edition.Elsevier Ltd. 2012. 472p.
[2] Ashby, M.F., Jones, D.R.H.Engineering Materials 2, An Introduction to Microstructures and Processing. 4th edition.Elsevier Ltd. 2013. 553p.

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