Steels and cast irons

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	653-3043/01
Abbreviation	OL
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, basic classification, marking
- Effects of elements on the properties and structure of steels
- Phase transformations of austenite
- Structural steels, weldability, hardening
- Steels for the automotive industry
- Spring steels
- Wear-resistant and chemical-heat treatment steels
- Corrosion-resistant steels
- Refractory and heat-resistant steels, steels for low-temperature applications
- Tool steels
- Steels with special physical properties
- Casting steels
- Cast irons

E-learning

LMS Moodle

Literature

BHADESHIA, H. K. D. H. a R. W. K. HONEYCOMBE. Steels: microstructure and properties. 4th Edition. Elsevier, 2017. .
KRAUSS, George. Steels: processing, structure, and performance. Second edition. Materials Park: ASM International, 2016. .
DURAND-CHARRE, Madeleine. Microstructure of steels and cast irons. Engineering materials and processes. Berlin: Springer, 2004. .

Advised literature

VERHOEVEN, John D. Steel Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist. Materials Park: ASM International, 2007. .
COLPAERT, Hubertus. Metallography of Steels - Interpretation of Structure and the Effects of Processing. Materials Park: ASM International, 2018. .
PERO-SANZ ELORZ, José Antonio; FERNÁNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Daniel a VERDEJA, Luis Felipe. Physical Metallurgy of Cast Irons. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018.

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