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Non-ferrous Metals

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Course Unit Code653-2218/01
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
LOS35doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová
Summary
The course focuses on the most important non-ferrous metals and their alloys used in modern industrial branches. The student is acquainted with pure metals and their alloys (aluminum, magnesium, copper, nickel, titanium, cobalt, zinc, etc.). Emphasis is placed on the internal structure of these materials and its relationship to the utility properties, the advantages and disadvantages of individual materials and the main areas of their use.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The student will be able to:
- characterize different groups of non-ferrous metals;
- describe properties of the most important non-ferrous metals and their alloys;
- characterize the relationship between the properties and internal structure of non-ferrous metals and their alloys;
- describe the main ways of increasing the properties in use of these materials;
- compare individual materials, assess advantages and disadvantages for different areas of use.
Course Contents
1. Introduction; basic classification of non-ferrous metals and their alloys; summary of characteristics and areas of use.
2. Aluminum and its alloys; alloying elements, classification of aluminum alloy; heat treatment, structure and properties of individual types of alloys; main areas of use.
3. Magnesium and its alloys; alloying elements, classification of magnesium alloys; heat treatment, structure and properties of individual types of alloys; main areas of use.
4. Nickel and its alloys; alloying elements, classification of nickel alloys; heat treatment, structure and properties of individual types of alloys; nickel-based superalloys; main areas of use.
5. Copper and its alloys; alloying elements, classification of copper alloys; heat treatment, structure and properties of individual types of alloys; main areas of use.
6. Titanium and its alloys; allotropic modifications of titanium; types of phase transformations; alloying elements, classification of titanium alloys; heat treatment, structure and properties of individual types of alloys; main areas of use.
7. Other non-ferrous metals and their alloys - Co, Zn, Pb, etc., alloying elements, main areas of application.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
ASM HANDBOOK. Vol.2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Material. 10th ed., Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 978-0-87170-378-1.
DAVIS, J.R. Metals Handbook, Desk Edition, ASM International, 1998, ISBN 0-87170-654-7
ASM SPECIALLY HANDBOOK. Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys. 2nd ed., Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, ed. J.R. Davis, 2001. ISBN 978-0-87170-685-0.
ASKELAND, D. R. and P. P. PHULÉ. The Science and Engineering of Materials. 5th ed. Canada: Thompson-Brooks/Cool, 2005. ISBN-13:978-0-534-55396-8.
LOSERTOVÁ, M. Slitiny neželezných kovů v moderním průmyslu. Studijní opora k předmětu, Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2017. 134 s.
MICHNA, Š. aj. Encyklopedie hliníku. Prešov: Adin, 2005. ISBN 80-89041-88-4
FIALA, J., V. MENTL a P. ŠUTTA. Struktura a vlastnosti materiálů. Academia, nakl. AV ČR, 2003. ISBN 80-200-1223-0.
ABEL, L. A., ed. ASM handbook: Properties and selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Material. Volume 2,10th edition. Materials
Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-378-5
PTÁČEK, L. aj. Nauka o materiálu II. Brno: Ak. vyd. CERM, 2002. ISBN 8072042483.
Recommended Reading:
DONACHIE, M. J., S. J.DONACHIE. Superalloys: a technical guide, 2nd ed., Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0-87170-749-9.
ASM HANDBOOK. Vol. 9, Metallography and microstructures. Materials Park: ASM International, 9 th edition, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-007-7
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium. A Technical Guide. Ohio: ASM International Park, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-309-2
ASKELAND, D.R., P.P.PHULÉ. Essentials of Materials Science and Engineering. 2nd ed., Toronto: Thompson-Brooks/Cool, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0-495-24446-2.
LUKÁČ, I., Š. MICHNA. Atlas struktur a vad u hliníku a jeho slitin. Děčín: DeltaPrint, 1999. ISBN 80-238-4611-6.
ASM HANDBOOK. Vol. 9, Metallography and microstructures. Materials Park: ASM International, 9 th edition, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-007-7
PÍŠEK, F. aj. Nauka o materiálu I/3. Praha: Academia, 1973.
SEDLÁČEK, V. Neželezné kovy a slitiny. Praha: SNTL, 1979.
DAVIS, J.R. Metals Handbook, Desk Edition, ASM International, 1998, ISBN 0-87170-654-7
DONACHIE, M. J., S. J. DONACHIE. Superalloys: a technical guide, 2nd ed., Materials Park, Ohio, USA: ASM International, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0-87170-749-9.
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium. A Technical Guide. Ohio: ASM International Park, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-309-2
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Project work, Field trip
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 (30)15
                Seminární projektProject10 5
                PísemkaWritten test10 4
                Laboratorní úlohyLaboratory work10 6
        ExaminationExamination70 (70)36
                Písemná část zkouškyWritten examination40 20
                Ústní část zkouškyOral examination30 16