Course detail

Engineering Materials and Heat Treatment

FSI-HMTAcad. year: 2026/2027

The course “Engineering Materials and Heat Treatment” is designed to introduce students to metallic and non-metallic structural and tool materials currently used in mechanical engineering. The instruction focuses on the relationships between chemical composition, material properties, structure, and their applications. Emphasis is placed on linking theoretical knowledge with practical skills to solve common problems related to materials science encountered in engineering practice.

The course covers the following topics:
- Influence of metallurgy on the properties and structure of steels and cast irons
- Phase transformations during heat treatment
- Structural steels
- Weldability of steels
- Mechanical properties of steels
- Cast steels and cast irons
- Tool materials

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Libor Pantělejev, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Entry knowledge

The course builds on knowledge acquired in basic courses covering material testing, the relationship between structure and resulting properties, heat treatment, and phase transformations.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Course-unit credit is awarded on condition of having attended 100% seminars with active participation and worked out a paper regarding the presented topics. Excused absence has to be compensated for via working out an alternative assignment. The exam has a written and an oral part. The written part is focused on four of the main topics presented in the lectures. In the oral part of the exam a student answers additional and complementary questions.
Missed lessons may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

Aims

In this course, students are expected to develop the ability to select and apply structural materials to achieve desired performance properties. The course builds on basic knowledge from materials-related subjects (thermodynamics, metallurgy, materials testing, the relationship between microstructure and resulting properties, and heat treatment) and complements it with engineering applications.

Completion of the course should enable students to make an informed selection of suitable materials for specific applications, including the design of their heat treatment or surface modification. At the same time, students should acquire the skills to identify and address common practical problems related to materials and their processing.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASHBY, F.M., JONES, D.F. Engineering Materials I,II. Pergamon press, Ltd.,Editors (EN)
ASM Speciality Handbook Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys. Avedesian, M. M.;Baker, Hugh. ASM International. 1999. ISBN 9780871706577 (EN)
Davis, J R. ASM specialty handbook: Nickel, cobalt, and their alloys. Materials Park, OH : ASM International, ©2000. 442 str. ISBN:0871706857 9780871706850 2017 (EN)
FREMUNT, Přemysl, Jiří KREJČÍK a Tomáš PODRÁBSKÝ. Nástrojové oceli. Brno: Dům techniky, 1994 (CS)
PLUHAŘ, J. KORRITA, J. Strojírenské materiály.

Recommended reading

ASM handbook. Materials Park, Ohio: ASM International, 2004. ISBN 0-87170-706-3. (EN)
DORAZIL, Eduard a Jan HRSTKA. Strojírenské materiály a povrchové úpravy. 2. vyd. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 1988, 330 s. (CS)
DORAZIL, Eduard. Nauka o materiálu I: přednášky. Vyd. 2., nezměn. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1986, 247 s. (CS)
FREMUNT, P., KREJČÍK, J., PODRÁBSKÝ, T. Nástrojové oceli, Dům techniky Brno, Brno, 1994.
GUNN, Gus, ed. Critical metals handbook. Chichester: John Wiley, 2014. ISBN 978-0-470-67171-9. (EN)
PTÁČEK, Luděk. Nauka o materiálu I. 2., opr. a rozš. vyd. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, c2003. ISBN 80-7204-283-1 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-STG-P Master's

    specialization STG , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Libor Pantělejev, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, evaluation of material hardness
2. Evaluation of hardness and microhardness of layers and coatings
3. Austenitization, Basic types of heat treatment
4. Processes of quenching and tempering
5. Chemical-heat treatment
6. Structural carbon steels I.
7. Structural carbon steels II.
8. Corrosion-resistant and refractory materials
9. Tool steels I.
10. Tool steels II., Selected types of coatings for NO and RO
11. Steels for castings and graphitic cast irons
12. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys I. - Al, Mg
13. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys II - Cu, Ti, Ni

Laboratory exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Libor Pantělejev, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction, evaluation of material hardness
2. Evaluation of the hardness and microhardness of layers and coatings
3. Austenitization, Basic types of heat treatment
4. Processes of quenching and tempering
5. Chemical-heat treatment
6. Structural steels
7. Corrosion-resistant and refractory materials
8. Tool steels I.
9. Tool steels II., Selected types of coatings for NO and RO
10. Steels for castings and graphitic cast irons
11. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys I. - Al, Mg
12. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys II - Cu, Ti, Ni
13. Excursion