636-0421/01 – Fundamentals of Heat Treatment (ZTZ)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Material EngineeringCredits6
Subject guarantorprof. Dr. Ing. Jaroslav SojkaSubject version guarantorprof. Dr. Ing. Jaroslav Sojka
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementCompulsory
Year2Semestersummer
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2011/2012Year of cancellation
Intended for the facultiesFMTIntended for study typesBachelor
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
SOJ33 prof. Dr. Ing. Jaroslav Sojka
BET37 doc. Ing. Petra Váňová, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 3+3
Part-time Credit and Examination 18+0

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

- Define the importance and the classification of heat treatments of metallic materials; - Outline the principal equilibrium heat treatments of steels – annealing; - Clarify the principal non-equilibrium heat treatments of steels – quenching and tempering; - Describe processes of oxidation and decarburization during heat treatment of steels; - Differentiate and define the principal procedures of thermo chemical treatment of steels; - Outline the essential heat treatments of cast irons and non-ferrous metals; - Compare the internal structure and properties of metallic materials after heat treatments; - Propose the appropriate heat treatment for the selected kind of material.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work

Summary

Principles of solid phase transformations; Thermodynamics and kinetics of solid phase transformations; Iron-Carbon equilibrium diagram; Transformations of austenite under cooling; Pearlite-Ferrite-cementite; Martensite and bainite; Heat treatment – general: Annealing: Normalizing; quenching and tempering; Surface hardening, carburizing; Heat treatment of stainless steels; Heat treatment of non-ferrous metals (Al, Cu alloys)

Compulsory literature:

[1] Kraus, G: Steels: Heat Treatment and Processing Principles, ASM Int.,1990. [2] Thelning, K. E.:Steels and its heat treatment, Butterworths, 1984, 678s.

Recommended literature:

[1] Porter, D. A., Easterling, K. E., Sherif, M. Y.: Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys, 3rd edition, CRC Press, USA, 2009, 500s.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Two tests.

E-learning

Other requirements

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

Lectures: Fundamentals and purposes of heat treatments of metallic materials; solid phase transformations and their mechanisms. Heat treatments of steels; phase transformations in steels; TTT diagrams, IT diagrams. Classification of steel annealing; stress relief annealing, recrystallisation annealing, spheroidising annealing; thermal cycles of annealings, final structure and properties. Normalising; homogenising annealing; thermal cycles of annealings, final structure and properties. Steel quenching; quenching media; hardenability and its testing; methods of cooling. Tempering of steels – tempering stages, impact on the steel properties; internal stresses during heat treatment. Thermo-chemical heat treatments; basic principles; case hardening – principal reactions, technologies, quenching and tempering after carburising, resulting properties. Nitriding and carbonitriding; principles, technologies, resulting properties. Heat treatment of the special steels – corrosion resistant steels, tool steels. Heat treatments of the cast irons; classification of the cast irons; heat treatment of grey and nodular cast irons; malleablising of the cast irons. Heat treatment of some non ferrous metals (aluminium, copper and their alloys); principle and stages of precipitation hardening; ageing. Summary; importance of the heat treatment of metallic materials.

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
(act. for subtasks)
Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation and Examination Credit and Examination 100 (100) 51
        Exercises evaluation Credit 35  21
        Examination Examination 65  30 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2016/2017 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2014/2015 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2013/2014 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials P Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R029) Non-ferrous Metals and Special Alloys K Czech Třinec 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R030) Engineering Materials K Czech Třinec 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics K Czech Ostrava 2 Compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (B3923) Materials Engineering (3911R028) Material Diagnostics K Czech Třinec 2 Compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Subject block without study plan - FMMI - K - cs 2015/2016 Part-time Czech Optional FMT - Faculty of Materials Science and Technology stu. block
FMMI 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Compulsory 601 - Study Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction



2014/2015 Summer
2013/2014 Summer
2012/2013 Summer
2011/2012 Summer