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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Powder Metallurgy

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 637-3001/01
Abbreviation PM
Course title Powder Metallurgy
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.

Subject syllabus

- Advantages and limits of powder metallurgy
- Powder fabrication, physical, chemical and mechanical methods of production
- Powder characterization, particle size analysis, particle shape, physical and technological properties
- Fundamentals of compaction of powder materials, pressure assisted shaping (axial single and double-action pressing, isostatic pressing, rolling, extrusion, forging, metal injection molding), presureless shaping
- Principal aspects of sintering, types of sintering processes, single component sintering, stages of sintering, mechanism of material transport, multicomponent sintering, liquid phase sintering, pore structures in sintering, sintering atmosphere and equipments
- Products of powder metallurgy and their application (products based on iron, steel and non-ferrous metals, cemented carbides, friction materials, bearings materials, metal filters, contact materials, magnetic materials, hard and superhard materials)

E-learning

not available at this time

Literature

KURSA, M. a K. SKOTNICOVÁ. Powder metallurgy, study support. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2014.
NEIKOV, O., S. NABOYCHENKO, N.V. YEFIMOV. Handbook of Non-Ferrous Metal Powders - Technologies and Applications. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN 978-1-85617-422-0 .
GERMAN, R.M. Sintering Theory and Practice. 1st ed. Hoboken: Wiley-Interscience, 1996. ISBN 978-0471057864 .
GERMAN, R.M. Powder metallurgy and particulate materials processing: the processes, materials, products, properties, and applications. Princeton: Metal Powder Industries Federation, 2005. ISBN 0-9762057-1-8.

Advised literature

THÜMMLER, F. a R. OBERACKER. An introduction to powder metallurgy. London: Institute of Materials, 1993. ISBN 0-901716-26-X.