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Unconventional Engineering Materials and Heat Treatment

Type of study Follow-up MasterMaster
Language of instruction Czech
Code 345-0506/11
Abbreviation NSMTP
Course title Unconventional Engineering Materials and Heat Treatment
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Mechanical Technology
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Mohyla, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Modern heat-resistant steels, requirements for high-temperature stability.
2. Stainless steels and steels for special applications in the power industry.
3. Cast irons – properties, microstructure, and applications in mechanical engineering and energy production.
4. Non-ferrous metals with high melting points for high-temperature applications. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys for protective coatings and radiation protection.
5. Non-ferrous metals with high corrosion resistance, superalloys for high-temperature components.
6. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys for lightweight, high-strength structures for use in nuclear systems.
7. Polymers and their technical use in nuclear energy.
8. Ceramic materials in industry and energy production.
9. Composite materials in nuclear energy with high temperature stability, corrosion and radiation resistance.
10. Additive technologies for nuclear energy, defect risks, and certification for nuclear operation.
11. Metal heat treatment technologies, changes in microstructure and mechanical properties.
12. Thermo-chemical and thermo-mechanical treatment of metals, surface hardening and increasing the service life of parts.
13. Material degradation processes during thermal exposure, creep, oxidation, grain growth, precipitation, and radiation damage




Literature

GYULAI, Ed. J. Materials Science, Testing and Informatics. Trans Tech Publications, Limited, 2003, 520pp, ISBN 0-878-49908-
USKOKOVIC, D. P. Advanced Materials for High Technology Applications. Trans Tech Publications, Limited, 1996, 288 pp, ISBN 0-878-49731-5 

Advised literature

RAO, C. N., RAVEAU, B. Transition Metal Oxides. Wiley, John and Sons, Incorporated, 1998, 392pp, ISBN 0-471-18971-5 
WALTON, D., J., LORIMER, J., P. Polymers. Oxford University Press, 2001, 160pp, ISBN 0-198-50389-X 
NALWA, H., S. Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press 2002, pg.834, ISBN 0-12-513920-9