Introduction to the study of materials

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	653-2222/01
Abbreviation	MAT
Course title	Introduction to the study of materials
Credits	5
Coordinating department	Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Basic types of materials used by man during historical development; examples - gradual improvement of individual types of materials.
2. Internal structure of materials for individual basic types - metallic materials, polymer materials, ceramic materials, composite materials.
3. Methods of characterisation of basic structural parameters of materials by simple methods of structural analysis and their limits.
4. Properties of individual types of materials and methods of their characterisation – properties in service; mechanical properties - strength characteristics; toughness of materials - relationship with internal structure.
5. Strengthening mechanisms of individual types of materials; ways to increase the toughness of materials.
6. Material failure - basic types of failure, stages of fracture processes for individual types of failure. Mechanisms of material degradation - the most important cases.
7.-8. Metallic materials – ferrous metals (steel, cast iron), the most important examples; properties, applications, fundamentals of heat treatment of steels.
9. Metallic materials – non-ferrous metals (alloys of aluminum, copper, nickel), the most important examples; properties, applications.
10. Ceramic materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
11. Polymeric materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
12. Composite materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
13. Final summary of the course matter.

E-learning

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Literature

CALLISTER, W. D. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. 7. ed. New York: Wiley, 2007. ISBN 978-0-471-73696-7.
ASHBY, M. F.; SHERCLIFF, Hugh a CEBON, David. Introduction to materials science and engineering: a design-led approach. Oxford, United Kingdom: Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, [2024]. ISBN 978-0-08-102399-0.
SHACKELFORD, James F. Introduction to materials science for engineers. Ninth edition. Harlow: Pearson, [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292-44099-6.

Advised literature

CHUNG, Yip-Wah a KAPOOR, Monica. Introduction to materials science and engineering. Second edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2022]. ISBN 978-1-032-10144-6.
ASKELAND, Donald R. a PHULÉ, Pradeep Prabhakar. The science and engineering of materials. 5th ed. Stamford: Cengage Learning, c2008. ISBN 978-0-534-55396-8.

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