653-2222/01 – Introduction to the study of materials (MAT)
Gurantor department | Department of Materials Engineering and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2022/2023 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FEI, FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- Introduction to basic types of materials from the point of view of internal structure;
- Understanding the rules of the internal structure of different types of materials;
- Adopting the most important properties of materials with a special attention paid to mechanical properties;
- Apprehension of basic methods of characterization of important mechanical properties of materials;
- Understanding the possibilities of increasing the strength level of materials as well as procedures to increase material toughness;
- Understanding fracture processes in materials as well as the most important degradation processes;
- Apprehension principal characteristics of the most important types of materials.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
In this course, students will get acquainted with basic types of engineering materials, especially from the point of view of their internal structure and from the point of view of their properties during service, or mechanical properties. Furthermore, students will learn the basic methods of characterizing the structure and mechanical properties of materials with an emphasis on practical aspects of the problem. Another part of the course will be basic methods how to increase the strength level of materials, or their toughness. This will be followed by basic knowledge of fracture processes and also the most important degradation mechanisms. Last but not least, students will learn about the most prominent representatives of metallic materials, polymers, ceramics and composites.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Continuous verification of study results:
Passing 2 prescribed tests; elaboration of min. 2 assigned programs.
Final verification of study results: Credit and written exam.
E-learning
LMS Moodle
Other requirements
There are no further requirements.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures - main topics
1. Basic types of materials used by man during historical development; examples - gradual improvement of individual types of materials.
2. Internal structure of materials for individual basic types - metallic materials, polymer materials, ceramic materials, composite materials.
3. Methods of characterisation of basic structural parameters of materials by simple methods of structural analysis and their limits.
4. Properties of individual types of materials and methods of their characterisation – properties in service; mechanical properties - strength characteristics; toughness of materials - relationship with internal structure.
5. Strengthening mechanisms of individual types of materials; ways to increase the toughness of materials.
6. Material failure - basic types of failure, stages of fracture processes for individual types of failure. Mechanisms of material degradation - the most important cases.
7. Metallic materials – ferrous metals (steel, cast iron), the most important examples; properties, applications, basics of heat treatment of steels.
8. Metallic materials – non-ferrous metals (alloys of aluminum, copper, nickel), the most important examples; properties, applications.
9. Ceramic materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
10. Polymeric materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
11. Composite materials - classification, examples, properties, applications.
12. Final summary of the course matter.
Exercises:
1. Introductory exercises.
2-3. Internal structure of solids, crystallography, internal structure defects.
4-6. Preparation of metal samples (steel, cast iron) for structure observation, description of structures.
7-9. Tests of mechanical properties - tensile test, Charpy impact test, hardness tests. Practical implementation and evaluation of tests.
10-11. Comparison of utility properties of metals, polymers, composite materials, etc.
12-13. Examples of the use of different types of technical materials in practice.
14. Credit test, credit award.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction