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Technical Materials

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Course Unit Code636-2020/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
KRA58Ing. Martin Kraus, Ph.D.
Summary
Direction of development of new materials and special technologies. Basics of fraction mechanics. Evaluation of materials from a safety and reliability point of view. Structural steels with higher manufacture utility. Corrosion and heat resistant materials. Creep resisting materials. Non-ferrous metals. Technical ceramics. Composite materials.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
-Define the importance and classification of engineering materials.
-Clarify the effect of steel purity and heat treatment on the high-fracture characteristics.
-Define the characteristics of high-strength steels.
-Describe principles of corrosion and heat resistence of structural materials.
-Compare the technical important types of non-ferrous metals.
-Chracterize the basic types of ceramic materials.
-Define composite materials.
Course Contents
Direction of development of new materials and special technologies.

Basics of fraction mechanics.

High-strength steels, practical applications.

Stainless and heat resistant materials, distribution, practical applications.

Refractory materials, creep characteristic, distribution, practical applications.

Technically important non-ferrous metals.

Technical ceramics, distribution, causes of brittleness, principles of reinforcement, applications.

Composite materials, distribution, fiber composites.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CALLISTER, W. D., Jr. and D. G. Rethwish. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering. 3rd ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2008. ISBN 978-0-470-12537-3.

ASKELAND, D.R. and P. P. PHULÉ. Essentials of Materials Science and Engineering. 2nd ed.,Toronto,2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-495-24446-2.

ASHBY, M.F. and D.R.H. Jones. Engineering Materials 2, Butterworth, Oxford, 2012. ISBN 978-0080966687.
MACEK, Karel aj. Nauka o materiálu. Praha, vyd. ČVUT, 1999. ISBN 80-01-01507-9.

PTÁČEK, Luděk aj. Nauka o materiálu II. Brno, ak. vyd. CERM, 2002. ISBN 8072042483.

SKOČOVSKÝ, Peter aj. Nauka o materiáli pre odbory strojnicke. Žilina, vyd. Žilinská univerzita, 2006. ISBN 8080705933.

CALLISTER, W. D., Jr. and D. G. Rethwish. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering. 3rd ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2008. ISBN 978-0-470-12537-3.
Recommended Reading:
ASKELAND, D.R., et. al. The Science and Engineering of Materials. Springer US, 1996. ISBN 978-1-4899-2895-5.

ASM INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK COMMITTEE. ASM Handbook Volume 21: Composites. ASM International, 2001. ISBN 978-0-87170-703-1.

QUIN, G.D. Fractography of Ceramics and Glasses. NIST, spec. publ. US Department of Comerce 960-17, 2007.
PLUHAŘ, Jaroslav aj. Nauka o materiálech. Praha, vyd. SNTL/ALFA, 1989.

ČÍHAL, Vladimír. Korozivzdorné oceli a slitiny. Academia, vyd. AV ČR, Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-200-0671-0.

HERNAS, Adam aj. Žárupevné oceli a slitiny. 2. vyd., ES VŠB- TU Ostrava,2009. ISBN 978-80-248-2187-0.

ASKELAND, D.R., et. al. The Science and Engineering of Materials. Springer US, 1996. ISBN 978-1-4899-2895-5.

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