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Steels and Cast Irons

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 653-2017/01
Abbreviation OAL
Course title Steels and Cast Irons
Credits 6
Coordinating department Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator Ing. Kateřina Konečná, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Definition of steels, influence of selected austenite-forming and ferrite-forming elements on the structure and properties of steels, influence of alloying and deleterious elements
- Austenite breakdown products, distribution in terms of transformation mechanism
- Classification of shaped steels and their designation according to EN 10027-1
- HSS and AHSS steels for the automotive industry: distribution, framework composition, influence of microstructure on mechanical properties, deformation characteristics, areas of application
- Spring steels: basic characteristics and requirements for spring steels, influence of the main alloying elements
- Surface hardening and wear-resistant steels: surface hardening steels, cementing steels, nitriding steels, wear-resistant steels
- Corrosion-resistant steels: characteristics of corrosion-resistant steels, heat-resistant and heat-resistant steels, types of steels according to structure, framework chem. composition, positives and negatives of each type, Cr properties, desensitization
- Tool steels: characteristics and requirements, classification and designation according to chem. composition, important properties, influence of elements, structure, heat treatment, primary and secondary hardness
- Cast irons: classification of cast irons, influence of Si, Mn, P and S on properties of cast irons, properties of graphitic cast irons according to graphite type and matrix structure

Literature

MESQUITA, R.A. Tool Steels. Properties and Performance. Boca Raton: Teylor and Francis Group, LLC. 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1-4398-8171-2 .

BHADESHIA, H.K.D.H. Bainite in Metals - Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Maney Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-909 662-74-2.

DAVIS, J.R. ASM Specialty Handbook: Cast Irons. Laredo: ASM International, 1996. ISBN 0871705648 , 9780871705648.

Advised literature

CAMPBELL, J. Compete Casting Handbook. London: Elsevier, 2011. ISBN 1856178099 .

BERNS, H. and W. THEISE. Ferous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron. Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2008. ISBN 978-3-540-71847-5 .