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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

Materials for special application

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 636-3016/01
Abbreviation MSPn
Course title Materials for special application
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Material Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Zdeněk Jonšta, CSc.

Subject syllabus

- Materials with nano-crystalline structure. Fundamental physical-chemical and structural properties. Technique of preparation of nano-crystalline materials. Condensation from gaseous phase. Purity of nano-crystalline materials. Technique of mechanical alloying. Structures formed at mechanical alloying.
- Mechanical properties of nano-crystalline materials. Thermal stability of nano-crystalline structures. Multi-phase nano-crystalline materials. Perspectives for technical use.
- Amorphous metals. Influence of accelerating rate of cooling on the character of the formed structure. Basic characteristics of rapid cooling. Technological variants of preparation of amorphous metals. Joining of powder material into 3D components.
- Characteristics of amorphous, conditions of formation of amorphous conditions. Thermo-dynamic and kinetic influences on homogenous nucleation of crystalline phases in the melt. Relations of temperatures TM and Tg. Reduced temperature of formation of amorphous structure Tgr.
- Properties of amorphous metals. Mechanical properties, magnetic properties, corrosion properties. Devitrification of amorphous metals. Perspectives of use.
- Selected refractory alloys in equipment for conversion of power. General characteristics of nickel and cobalt alloys. History of development. Classification from the perspective of development of technologies. Gas turbines, turbo-reactive motors. Thermo-dynamic principle.
- Chemical constitution of nickel and cobalt alloys. Protection of alloys against oxidation, protective layers. Structural parameters. Influence of individual alloying elements. Strength properties, strengthening phases, TPC phases. Perspectives of use, current directions of development.
- Materials for armouring of military vehicles. Overview of the current state of the art in the world. Fundamental principles of protection. Passive armouring, reactive armouring, active armouring.
- Armour protection of military vehicles. Classification according to the internal structure and structural arrangement. Homogenous armours, sandwich armours.
- Metallic armours, steel armours, armours from metallic and titanium alloys. Non-metallic armours, aramid and poly-ethylene armours, glass fibres and laminates, ceramic armours. Transparent armours.
- Laminates, characteristics and requirements, production technology – polymeric matrix – unsaturated polyesters, vinyl-ester bitumens, epoxide bitumens. Properties, basic types.

Literature

ASKELAND, D. R., P.P. PHULÉ. The Science and Engineering of Materials. 5th ed.Canada: Thompson-Brooks/Cool, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0-534-55396-8.

DONACHIE, M.J., S.J. DONACHIE. Superalloys: a technical guide, 2nd ed., Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0-87170-749-9.

ASM INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK COMMITTEE. ASM Handbook Volume 21: Composites. Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, 2001. ISBN 978-0-87170-703-1.

Advised literature

VASILIEV, V. V. and E.V. MOROZOV. Mechanics and Analysis of Composite Materials. Oxford: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 0-08-042702-2 .

MILITARY SPECIFICATION MIL-A-12560H (MR), Amendment 3. „Armor Plate, Steel, Wrought, Homogeneous (For Use Combat-Vehikles and for Ammunition Testing)“, September, 2000.

ASM SPECIALLY HANDBOOK. Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys. 2nd.ed., Metals Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, ed. J.R. Davis, 2001. ISBN 978-0-87170-685-0 .