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Steels and Cast Irons

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Course Unit Code636-2017/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MAZ37prof. Ing. Eva Mazancová, CSc.
KRA58Ing. Martin Kraus, Ph.D.
Summary
The goal is to acquaint students in a simple form with the influence of the most important elements, heat / thermochemical treatment and metallurgical technologies (casting, forming) on the structural characteristics and properties (mechanical, physical and chemical) of the most important types of steels and cast irons.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student will be able:
- to compare the impact of individual accompanying elements on the structure and properties of steels and cast irons;
- to understand the most important ways of steel and cast iron classification as well as their designation system;
- to characterize the main groups of wrought steels and steel castings, including stainless steels, heat-resistant and refractory steels, CF steels, etc., to compare their structure and properties, advantages, drawbacks and main areas of application;
- to compare the main types of cast irons, their structure, properties and also the main areas of use.

Course Contents
1. Definition of steels, effect of austenite or ferrite stabilizing elements on the structure and properties of steels, impact of alloying and harmful elements.
2. Wrought steels and steel castings, classification of the wrought steels and their designation according to ČSN EN 10027-1.
3. Carbon wrought steels, deep-drawing steels, micro-alloyed steels.
4. Quenched and tempered steels, spring steels.
5. Steels for thermo-chemical treatment.
6. Stainless steels: austenitic, ferritic, duplex, martensitic.
7. Refractory and heat-resistant steels, steels for use at low temperatures.
8. Tool steels.
9. Steels with special physical and magnetic properties.
10. Multiphase steels: DP, TRIP, TWIP and TRIPLEX.
11. Classification of cast irons, conditions for graphite formation, basic characteristics of white and gray cast iron, ductile and malleable cast iron.


Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
MAZANCOVÁ, E. Oceli a litiny. Ostrava: VŠB-Ostrava, 2013. Dostupné z:

https://www.fmmi.vsb.cz/cs/katedry-a-pracoviste/636/vyukove-opory-katedry/index.html

ČÍHAL, V. Korozivzdorné oceli a slitiny. Praha: Academia, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0671-0.

BHADESHIA, H.K.D.K. Bainite in Metals - Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Maney Publishing, 2015. ISBN 978-1-909 662-74-2.
Recommended Reading:
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.
RYŠ, P., at al. Nauka o materiálu I/4. Praha: Academia, 1975.

JECH, J. Tepelné zpracování oceli. Praha: SNTL, 1977.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit30 15
        ExaminationExamination70 36