Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Materials Science I

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	636-0401/02
Abbreviation	NoM I
Course title	Materials Science I
Credits	8
Coordinating department	Department of Material Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Dr. Ing. Jaroslav Sojka

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
- Principles of thermodynamics of solids; systems, components, phases; Gibbs phase rule.
- Structure of solids; crystal structures; defects in crystalline solids; solid solutions;, principles of diffusion.
- Mechanical properties of materials; tensile testing; notch toughness testing; hardness testing; examples of technological testing.
- One-component systems; solidification; solid state transformations.
- Two- component (binary) systems – classification, practical importance.
- Binary systems and their equilibrium phase diagrams; system with unlimited solubility in both liquid and solid state; system with eutectic reaction; system with peritectic reaction; eutectoid reaction; peritectoid reaction.
- More complex binary systems; intermediate phases.
- Iron – carbon system; metastable and stable binary diagram; principal kinds of reactions.
- Fe-C alloys: steels, cast irons; classification, chemical composition.
- Austenite phase transformations upon cooling; diffusion vs diffusionless transformations; martensite, bainite.

E-learning

Lecture notes on the faculty web pages.

Literature

[1] Callister, W.D.: Fundamentals of Materials science and Engineering, John Wiley
Publ., 2005.

Advised literature

[1] Ohring, M.: Engineering Materials Science. Academic Press, USA, 1995, 827p.

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