635-0411/02 – Properties of Ceramics Materials (VKM)
| Gurantor department | Department of Thermal Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2012/2013 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
- knowledge of the basic characteristics of ceramic materials
- understanding the differences between ceramic materials and metals
- application of knowledge about the properties of ceramic materials during their use in practical terms
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Other activities
Summary
Density, bulk density, water absorption, porosity. Mechanical properties of
ceramic materials. Compression strength, strength in tension, flexural strength, Youngs modulus.
Microhardness. Non-destructive testing methods and detection of defects. Heat
properties of ceramics. Part of the course is an excursion into a ceramic laboratory.
Compulsory literature:
BARRY, C. Ceramic Materials Sciennce and Engineering. Springer: New York, 2007. ISBN 0-387-4620-8
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Active participation in exercises
Processing of protocols of the practical exercises
E-learning
In the preparation
Other requirements
Are not additional requirements
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
Basic parameters of the ceramics
Differences between the amorphous and crystalline faze
Porosity, water absorption, green density, density
Mechanical properties
Thermal properties
Non-destructive testing methods for ceramic materials
Exercises
Preparation of dense ceramics
Preparation of porous ceramics
Determination and calculation of green density
Determination and calculation of water absorption and porosity
Computer simulation of grain composition of raw materials
Furnaces in the metallurgical industry
Determination of compressive strength
Determination of bending strength
Characteristics of materials during heat treatment
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction