Mechanical Engineering and Uncoventional Materials

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	English
Code	345-0912/03
Abbreviation	SNM
Course title	Mechanical Engineering and Uncoventional Materials
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Mechanical Technology
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Petr Mohyla, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Structure of steels.
2. Stainless steels.
3. Special types of steels.
4. Special cast iron types.
5. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys.
6. Physical and technological properties of plastics.
7. Ceramic materials, their characteristics, production technologies.
8. Composite materials.
9. Metal glass.
10. Shape memory materials.
11. Nanomaterials and nanotechnology.
12. Heat treatment of engineering materials.
13. Heat treatment in welding processes.
14. Powder metallurgy.

Literature

ULAI, Ed. J. Materials Science, Testing and Informatics. Trans Tech
Publications, Limited, 2003, 520pp.
USKOKOVIC, D. P. Advanced Materials for High Technology Applications. Trans
Tech Publications, Limited, 1996, 288 pp.
RAO, C. N., RAVEAU, B. Transition Metal Oxides. Wiley, John and Sons,
Incorporated, 1998, 392pp.

Advised literature

WALTON, D., J., LORIMER, J., P. Polymers. Oxford University Press, 2001,
160pp.
NALWA, H., S. Nanostructured Materials and Nanotechnology, Academic Press
2002, 834pp.

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