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Advanced Materials

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Course Unit Code637-3002/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated6 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionEnglish
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LOS35doc. Dr. Ing. Monika Losertová
Summary
Subject takes up basic knowledge of material science and upgrades knowledge of materials used in present-day industries including different physical, mechanical, thermal and other properties. Structure properties of selected alloys (precipitation, recristallization, recovery, deformation, etc.) of selected alloys on the base of Cu, Ni and Ti are mentioned in the context of their properties (creep, deformation behaviour, superplacticity, superelasticity, embrittlement) and applications in defferent types of materials: superalloys, intermetallics, metal matrix composites, metallic glasses, metallic foams, functionnaly graded materials, shape memory alloys. Knowledge enables to students acquiring survey of trends of new material development and of used present-day materials.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student should be able to do the following:
- explain relationships between structure and basic properties of advanced materials
- classify and make an overview of basic properties of structural, electromagnetic, superconducting, biocompatible, composite and other materials in various industries
- formulate advantages and disadvantages of applications of metallic materials
- recommend suitable thermo-mechanical treatment for modification of structures and properties of materials
- compare and select individual types of materials according to selected properties for specific applications
- optimize material and technological parameters of production
- analyse and evaluate influence of impurities on service properties of materials
- apply the findings at solution of technical problems
Course Contents
1. Overview of materials, their properties and applications.
2. Copper based materials. Cu-Ni based alloys. Phase transformation in Cu alloys, effect on the properties of the alloys.
3. Nickel based alloys. Alloys with special magnetic and other physical properties. Structure and phase features in the context of applications.
4. Superalloys on the base of Fe, Co and Ni. Physical and metallurgical features, mechanical and corrosion properties at room and high temperatures. Applications.
5. Titanium based alloys. Classification (alpha, beta, alpha+beta). Phase transformations in Ti alloys. Precipitation reactions and deformation behaviour. Effect of heat treatment on microstructure features of Ti alloys. Application.
6. Intermetallics. Structure. Phase stability. Antiphase boundaries and domains. Mechanical, electromagnetic, corrosion, thermal and superconductive properties.Classification of intermetallic alloys, overview, structures, properties and applications. IMC based hydrides, properties and application.
7. Shape memory alloys. Fundamentals of shape memory effect. Structure features. Examples of materials, application.
8. Functionnaly graded materials. Fundamentals, structure, properties, examples, applications.
9. Metal matrix composites (MMC). Fundamentals of composite effect. Microstructure. Mechanical properties. Types of MMC. Applications.
10. Metallic glasses. Physical and metallurgical features. Stability and cristallisation. Advantages and limitations for using. Examples of materials, properties and applications.
11. Metallic foams. Microstructure, physical and metallurgical properties, advantages and applications.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LOSERTOVÁ, M. Advanced Materials. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2012.
Metals handbook. Desk ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 1998. ISBN 0-87170-654-7.
VOORT, G.F.V., ed. ASM handbook: Metallography and microstructures. Volume 9. Materials Park: ASM International, 1985. ISBN 0-87170-015-8.
ABEL, L.A., ed. ASM handbook: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials. Volume 2. Materials Park: ASM International, 1990. ISBN 0-87170-378-5.
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.
LOSERTOVÁ, M. Progresivní materiály. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2012. Online na: http://www.person.vsb.cz/archivcd/FMMI/PGM/index.htm.
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.
FIALA, J., V. MENTL a P. ŠUTTA. Struktura a vlastnosti materiálů. Praha: Academia, 2003. ISBN 80-200-1223-0.
STRNADEL, B. Řešené příklady a technické úlohy z materiálového inženýrství. Ostrava: [s.n.], 1998.
DAVIS, J.R. ed. Metals handbook. Desk ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 1998. ISBN 0-87170-654-7.
Recommended Reading:
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-686-5.
DONACHIE, M.J. a S.J. DONACHIE. Superalloys: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2002. ISBN 0-87170-749-7.
papers actually published on www.sciencedirect.com.
POKLUDA, J., F. KROUPA a L. OBDRŽÁLEK. Mechanické vlastnosti a struktura pevných látek: kovy, keramika, plasty. Brno: Vysoké učení technické, 1994. ISBN 80-214-0575-9.
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-686-5.
DONACHIE, M.J. a S.J. DONACHIE. Superalloys: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2002. ISBN 0-87170-749-7.
VOORT, G.F.V., ed. ASM handbook: Metallography and microstructures. Volume 9. Materials Park: ASM International, 1985. ISBN 0-87170-015-8.
ABEL, L.A., ed. ASM handbook: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials. Volume 2. 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
Tasks are not Defined