Course detail

Functional and Nanostructural Materials

FSI-WFNAcad. year: 2013/2014

The coars is concerned with the following topics:Introduction to non-conventional and advanced materials. Composites. Functionally graded materials. Coatings,layers and superfilms.
Nanocrystalline and nanostructured materials.Smart materials. Shape memory aloys. Superplasticity. Superconductivity. Metallic glasses and foams. Powder metallurgy.
Ultralight alloys (Al-Li and Mg-Li).Intermetalics.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Švejcar, CSc.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will gain the most recent information on the basic characteristics, processing technologies, performance and application of non-conventional
materials, materials with extreme parameters, and materials for the third millennium such as metallic glass and foam, nanonstructured materials and
intermetallics.

Prerequisites

Students are expected to have general knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry acquired at secondary school. They should have the basic
knowledge of technological processes of iron and non-iron metals and their alloy.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Conditions for awarding the course-unit credit: Having done all the assigned topics in exercises and preparation of the respective written tasks.
The exam has a written and an oral part. In the oral part, students answers three questions.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims


The course objective is to make students familiar with a group of materials that feature specific performance properties or extreme parameters, and with a
group of so-called materials for third-millennium technology. Students get a practical knowledge of all new advanced (mostly metallic) materials with the
exception of ceramic and polymer materials, which are dealt with in separate courses.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Compulsory attendance at exercises, preparing written reports and reading a paper on an assigned topic. Absence from exercises is dealt with individually.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

1. Ashby F.M., Jones, D.R.H.: Engineering Materials I,II, , 0 2. W.Callister,Jr.: Materials Science and Engin., , 0 3. Carter D.F, Paul D.E: Materials Science and Eng., , 0
2. W.Callister,Jr.: Materials Science and Engin., , 0
3. Carter D.F, Paul D.E: Materials Science and Eng., , 0

Recommended reading

Dorazil,E.Metallic materials
M.Ashby:Materials sci.and engineering
W.Callister,Jr.:Materials Science and Engineering
1. Ashby F.M., Jones, D.R.H.: Engineering Materials I,II, , 0 2. ...

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N3901-2 Master's

    branch M-MTI , 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Švejcar, CSc.

Syllabus

1.Introduction to non-conventional and advanced materials.
2.Composites.
3.Materials for nuclear power
4.Smart(inteligent)materials.
5.Shape memory alloys.
6.Nanocrystalline and nanostructured materials I.
7.Nanocrystalline and nanostructured materials II
8.Functionally graded materials, types of coating, coating technology I.
9.Functionally graded materials, types of coating, coating technology II.
10.Superconducting materials, superplasticity.
11.Metallic glasses. Metallic foams.
12.Powder metallurgy.
13.Superlight alloys and composites based on superlight alloys.