1. – 4. Diffusion in metallic systems – diffusion mechanisms, derivation of the 1. and 2. Fick´s law, interstitial diffusion, theory of random walk and mean quadratic replacement, substitutional diffusion – self-diffusion; impurity diffusion, inter-diffusion, diffusion in ternary systems, accelerated diffusion by imperfections of crystal structure;
5. – 6. Mechanisms of metallic materials strengthening – plastic deformation strengthening, grain boundary strengthening, solid solution strengthening, precipitation strengthening, strengthening by phase transformation;
7. - 8. Segregations in metallic materials – macro-segregations, micro-segregations grain boundary segregations including concurrence segregations etc.;
9. – 10. Restoration processes in metallic materials – recovery, primary recrystallisation, grain coarsening, secondary and tertiary recrystallisation;
11. – 13. Application and modelling of physical metallurgy principles in specific metallic systems (micro-alloyed steels, low-alloyed steels, corrosion resistant steels, Ni-Al alloys, Cu-alloys, Al-alloys).
14. Summary; examples from engineering practice.
5. – 6. Mechanisms of metallic materials strengthening – plastic deformation strengthening, grain boundary strengthening, solid solution strengthening, precipitation strengthening, strengthening by phase transformation;
7. - 8. Segregations in metallic materials – macro-segregations, micro-segregations grain boundary segregations including concurrence segregations etc.;
9. – 10. Restoration processes in metallic materials – recovery, primary recrystallisation, grain coarsening, secondary and tertiary recrystallisation;
11. – 13. Application and modelling of physical metallurgy principles in specific metallic systems (micro-alloyed steels, low-alloyed steels, corrosion resistant steels, Ni-Al alloys, Cu-alloys, Al-alloys).
14. Summary; examples from engineering practice.