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Non Ferrous Metals Application in Cars

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Course Unit Code637-3015/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second 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
LOS35doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová
Summary
Student of the course will gain, in connection with the basic knowledge of material science, knowledge about the properties of materials based on non-ferrous metals and their alloys. He will know the heat treatment and the structural phase composition of selected alloys in relation to their physical, mechanical, corrosion and other properties as well as their applications in the automotive industry. Learning outcomes of the course will enable the student to get an overview of the directions of development of new materials and to orient themselves in the used modern metallic materials.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student after careful study of this subject will be able to do following:
- classify nonferrous metals and their alloys
- define and explain the influence of process parameters on the properties of materials
- explain relations between the structure, microstructure and properties of metallic materials
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of treatment technologies
- apply findings at solution of technical problems
Course Contents
1. Introduction and overview of materials, basic properties or non ferrous metals based materials. List of selected applications - frame, body, drive system, safety components, accessory equipment. Promising applications.
2.-7 Light alloys, classification (Al, Mg, Ti), effect of the chemical and phase composition on the properties. Optimization of properties using thermal or thermomechanical treatment. Technology properties and treatment. Application of selected alloys and limitation.
8.-10. Materials used in high temperature automotive applications. Structure and mechanical properties. Technology properties and treatment. Materials for exhaust and brake systems.
11. Shape memory alloys. Optimization of properties by means of composition and heat treatment. Application in driving and control systems.
12. Materials used in electromagnetic applications.
13.-14. Composite materials. Effect of the chemical and phase composition on the structure, mechanical and other properties. Limitations and advantages of applications.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI_ENG/2_rocnik/AEM/Advanced%20Materials.pdf.
YAMAGATA, H. The science and technology of materials in automotive engines. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2005. ISBN 9781855737426.
DAVIES, G. Materials for Automobile Bodies. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 9780080969794.
CANTOR, B., P. GRANT a C. JOHNSTON, ed. Automotive engineering: lightweight, functional, and novel materials. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7503-1001-7.
ABEL, L.A., ed. ASM handbook: nonferrous alloys and special-purpose materials. Volume 2, Properties and selection. Materials Park: ASM International, 1990. ISBN 0-87170-378-5.
LOSERTOVÁ, M. Slitiny neželezných kovů v automobilovém průmyslu. Studijní opory. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO Ostrava, 2017.
http://www.person.vsb.cz/archivcd/FMMI/PGM/index.htm.
MICHNA, Š. Encyklopedie hliníku. Prešov: Adin, 2005. ISBN 80-89041-88-4.
YAMAGATA, H. The science and technology of materials in automotive engines. Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2005. ISBN 9781855737426.
DAVIES, G. Materials for Automobile Bodies. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2012. ISBN 9780080969794.
Recommended Reading:
SMALLMAN, R.E. a A.H.W. NGAN. Physical metallurgy and advanced materials. 7th ed. Oxford: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-6906-1.
DONACHIE, M. J. Titanium: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-686-5.
MICHNA, Š. Aluminium materials and technologies from A to Z. Prešov: Adin, 2007. ISBN 978-80-89244-18-8.
LUKÁČ, I. a Š. MICHNA. Atlas struktur a vad u hliníku a jeho slitin. Děčín: DeltaPrint, 1999. ISBN 80-238-4611-6.
LOSERTOVÁ, M. Neželezné kovy a jejich slitiny. Studijní opora k předmětu Kovové materiály II-Neželezné kovy a slitiny. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013.
CANTOR, B., P. GRANT a C. JOHNSTON, ed. Automotive engineering: lightweight, functional, and novel materials. Boca Raton: Taylor & Francis, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7503-1001-7.
ABEL, L.A., ed. ASM handbook: nonferrous alloys and special-purpose materials. Volume 2, Properties and selection. Materials Park: ASM International, 1990. ISBN 0-87170-378-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work
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
        CreditCredit45 25
        ExaminationExamination55 15