1. Overview of materials, their properties and application.
2. Copper based materials. Cu-Ni based alloys. Phase transformation in Cu alloys, effect on the properties of the alloys.
3. Nickel based alloys. Alloys with special magnetic and other physical properties. Structure and phase features in the context of application.
4. Superalloys on the base of Fe-Ni, Co or Ni. Physical and metallurgical features, mechanical and corrosion properties, heat treatment, phase stability. Application.
5. Titanium based alloys. Classification (alpha, beta, alpha+beta). Phase transformations in Ti alloys. Precipitation reactions and deformation behaviour. Effect of heat treatment on microstructure features of Ti alloys. Application.
6. Intermetallics. Structure. Phase stability. Antiphase boundaries and domains. Mechanical, electromagnetic, corrosion, thermal and superconductive properties. Classification of intermetallic alloys, overview, structures, properties and application. IMC based hydrides, properties and application.
7. Shape memory alloys. Fundamentals of shape memory effect. Phase transformations. Structure and microstructure. Thermoelastic or stress induced martensite. Superelasticity. Examples of alloys, application.
8. Functionnaly graded materials. Fundamentals, structure, properties, examples, application.
9. Metal matrix composites (MMC). Fundamentals of composite effect. Mechanisms of strengthening. Classification of composites according to reinforcement, structures or matrix composition. Material features. Application.
10. Metallic glasses. Physical and metallurgical features. Glass forming ability. Stability and crystallisation. Advantages and limitations for using. Examples of materials, properties and application.
11. Metallic foams.Classification and microstructures, metallurgical properties, advantages and application.
12. Biocompatible materials. Biocompatibility. Classification of materials. Properties and application.
2. Copper based materials. Cu-Ni based alloys. Phase transformation in Cu alloys, effect on the properties of the alloys.
3. Nickel based alloys. Alloys with special magnetic and other physical properties. Structure and phase features in the context of application.
4. Superalloys on the base of Fe-Ni, Co or Ni. Physical and metallurgical features, mechanical and corrosion properties, heat treatment, phase stability. Application.
5. Titanium based alloys. Classification (alpha, beta, alpha+beta). Phase transformations in Ti alloys. Precipitation reactions and deformation behaviour. Effect of heat treatment on microstructure features of Ti alloys. Application.
6. Intermetallics. Structure. Phase stability. Antiphase boundaries and domains. Mechanical, electromagnetic, corrosion, thermal and superconductive properties. Classification of intermetallic alloys, overview, structures, properties and application. IMC based hydrides, properties and application.
7. Shape memory alloys. Fundamentals of shape memory effect. Phase transformations. Structure and microstructure. Thermoelastic or stress induced martensite. Superelasticity. Examples of alloys, application.
8. Functionnaly graded materials. Fundamentals, structure, properties, examples, application.
9. Metal matrix composites (MMC). Fundamentals of composite effect. Mechanisms of strengthening. Classification of composites according to reinforcement, structures or matrix composition. Material features. Application.
10. Metallic glasses. Physical and metallurgical features. Glass forming ability. Stability and crystallisation. Advantages and limitations for using. Examples of materials, properties and application.
11. Metallic foams.Classification and microstructures, metallurgical properties, advantages and application.
12. Biocompatible materials. Biocompatibility. Classification of materials. Properties and application.