-Ceramics as an important technical material, classification, oxide ceramics, non-oxide ceramics, mixed ceramics, cutting ceramics, bioceramics. Technological processes for the production of technical ceramics, ceramic powders and their characteristics, shaping of ceramic powders.
-Properties of technical ceramics, mechanical properties, internal factors influencing the strength of ceramic materials, fracture toughness, physical properties, thermal properties.
-Brittleness of ceramics, factors influencing mechanical properties. Causes of brittleness of ceramics, principal causes, secondary causes. Strengthening mechanisms in ceramic materials.
-Properties of the most famous technical ceramic materials, use of technical ceramics in practice, perspectives of its further development and use.
-Polymer materials, historical aspects. Polymerization, polyaddition, polycondensation.
-Classification and characteristics of polymer materials. Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers.
-Mechanical properties of polymer materials.
-Classification of rubbers, natural and synthetic rubber. Basic process of production of natural and synthetic rubber. Phenomenological foundations of viscoelasticity. Rheological models.
-Composite materials, basic characteristics and classification. General characteristics of matrices. Geometry of reinforcement.
-Particle composites, particle composites with polymer matrix, particle composites with ceramic matrix, particle composites with metal matrix.
-Fiber composites, general characteristics of fibers. Glass, carbon, polymer fibers.
-Fiber composites with polymer matrix.
-Lamination technology, principles of dimensioning of laminate structures, methods of testing laminates, applications in practice.
-Properties of technical ceramics, mechanical properties, internal factors influencing the strength of ceramic materials, fracture toughness, physical properties, thermal properties.
-Brittleness of ceramics, factors influencing mechanical properties. Causes of brittleness of ceramics, principal causes, secondary causes. Strengthening mechanisms in ceramic materials.
-Properties of the most famous technical ceramic materials, use of technical ceramics in practice, perspectives of its further development and use.
-Polymer materials, historical aspects. Polymerization, polyaddition, polycondensation.
-Classification and characteristics of polymer materials. Thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers.
-Mechanical properties of polymer materials.
-Classification of rubbers, natural and synthetic rubber. Basic process of production of natural and synthetic rubber. Phenomenological foundations of viscoelasticity. Rheological models.
-Composite materials, basic characteristics and classification. General characteristics of matrices. Geometry of reinforcement.
-Particle composites, particle composites with polymer matrix, particle composites with ceramic matrix, particle composites with metal matrix.
-Fiber composites, general characteristics of fibers. Glass, carbon, polymer fibers.
-Fiber composites with polymer matrix.
-Lamination technology, principles of dimensioning of laminate structures, methods of testing laminates, applications in practice.