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Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Special Testing Methods

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 636-0807/01
Abbreviation SZM
Course title Special Testing Methods
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Material Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Karel Matocha, CSc.

Subject syllabus

The importance of materials testing. Properties of materials. Overview and distribution
selected special test methods.
- Description of state of stress in isotropic solids, homogeneous slip.
- Basics křehkolomového behavior of materials (quarry ideal body and body with
cracked, brittle failure criteria, the transition temperature of brittle-ductile
condition survey of dislocation theory of germs microcracks.
- Limit state of brittle failure, the influence of internal and external factors on the fragile
quarry, methods of determining susceptibility to brittle fracture.
- Fracture Mechanics (LM), LM concept, definition of variables LM, LLM, variables C, G,
Experimental methods for determining quantities LLM. Elasto fracture mechanics
(EPLM). Instrumented impact testing machine.
- Determination of fatigue properties of metals.
- Creep of metals, creep curves, the nature of creep of metals, parametric equation
process flow, cracking creep, creep fracture.
- Fundamentals of testing elastic materiálů.Basic testing of plastics.
Basic testing of composite materials.
- Study of basic physical properties (electrical, magnetic and thermal
properties).
- Non-destructive testing. (Visual testing. Testing-neutron radiography
radiography. Testing electromagnetic (magnetic particle and eddy
currents). Ultrasonic testing, ultrasonic flaw detector, straight and angled
probe. Gauge K1 and K2. Penetration testing. Acoustic emission testing.
Leak Testing (bublinkani, changes in pressure and helium leak detectors).
Testing infrared radiation, and other NDT methods. Implementation of the thickness measurement
ultrasonic thickness gauges.

Exercise:
1. Preliminary exercises.
2. Calculation of elastic properties, determining the modulus of elasticity of materials.
3 to 4 Experimental tests of fracture mechanics.
5 to 6 Evaluation of fatigue and creep tests.
7. Experimental determination of anisotropy and hardening exponent of sheet metal.
8 to 10 Principles of measurement of physical quantities. (Electric, magnetic and
heat) - presentation of papers.
11 to 13 The non-destructive testing.
14. Credit.

Literature

[1] BROEK, David: Elementary engineering fracture mechanics. 3rd revised edition 1982, 2nd printing 1983, Martinus Nijhaff Publishers, The Hague, ISBN 90-247-2656-5 .
[2] ANSI/NACE Standard TM 0177-2005, Item. No. 21212. Laboratory Testing of Metals for Resistance to Sulfide Stress Cracking and Stress Corrosin Creacking in H2S Environment. ISBN 1-57590-036-X .
[3] NACE Standard TM 0284-2003, Item. No. 21215. Evaluation of Pipeline and Pressure Vessel Steels for Resistance to Hydrogen-Induced Cracking.

Advised literature

[1] Determination of Mechanical Properties of materials by Small Punch and other Miniature testing techniques. Conference proceedings of 2nd international Conference SSTT. 1st edition, Ostrava: Ocelot Ltd., 2012, ISBN 978-80-260-0079-2 .