Course detail

Metallic Materials

FSI-WKMAcad. year: 2026/2027

The Metal Materials course introduces students to the constructional and tool metals employed in modern mechanical engineering. Lessons focus on the relationship between the chemical composition, properties, and structure of materials, and how these factors influence their use.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

8

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Entry knowledge

Students are expected to have a general knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry at secondary school level. They should also have a basic understanding of the technological processes involved in working with iron and non-iron metals and their alloys, including metallurgy, foundry work, welding, cutting, forming and heat treatment.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Conditions for obtaining credit: participation in exercises. The exam consists of written and oral components. In the written part, students will work on six topics. In the oral part, they will answer additional questions.
Attendance at lectures and exercises is mandatory. Absences will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

Aims

This course aims to teach students how to select and use structural and tool metal materials to achieve the best possible performance characteristics in a given area. Building on knowledge acquired in the Introduction to Materials Science, Structure and Properties of Materials and Non-metallic Materials courses, this course supplements this knowledge with engineering applications.
Successfully completing the course should make it easier for students to select and process materials for practical applications.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ASM Speciality Handbook Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys. Avedesian, M. M.; Baker, Hugh. ASM International. 1999. ISBN 9780871706577 (EN)
CALLISTER, William D. a David G. RETHWISCH. Materials science and engineering: an introduction. 8th ed. Hoboken: Wiley, 2010, 885 s. ISBN 978-0-470-41997-7. (EN)
ČÍHAL, Vladimír. Korozivzdorné oceli a slitiny. Praha: Academia, 1999. Česká matice technická. ISBN 80-200-0671-0. (CS)
DAVIS, J. R. ASM specialty handbook: Nickel, cobalt, and their alloys. Materials Park, OH: ASM International, 2000. 442 str. ISBN 978-0-87170-685-0. (EN)
FREMUNT, Přemysl a Tomáš PODRÁBSKÝ. Konstrukční oceli. Brno: CERM, 1996, 261 s. ISBN 80-85867-95-8. (CS)
JONES, David R. H. a Michael F. ASHBY. Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design. 4. Elsevier Science, 2011. ISBN 0080966659. (EN)
JONES, David R. H. a Michael F. ASHBY. Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures and Processing. 4. Elsevier Science, 2012. ISBN 0080966683. (EN)
POLMEAR, Ian J, David STJOHN, Jian-Feng NIE a Ma QIAN. Light alloys: metallurgy of the light metals. Fifth edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2017, 525 s. ISBN 978-0-08-099431-4. (EN)
ROBERTS, George Adam, Richard KENNEDY, George KRAUSS. Tool steels. ASM International, 1998, 364 s. ISBN 9781615032013. (EN)

Recommended reading

DORAZIL, Eduard a Jan HRSTKA. Strojírenské materiály a povrchové úpravy. 2. vyd. Brno: Vysoké učení technické v Brně, 1988, 330 s. (CS)
FREMUNT, Přemysl, Jiří KREJČÍK a Tomáš PODRÁBSKÝ. Nástrojové oceli. Brno: Dům techniky, 1994, 229 s. (CS)
SKOČOVSKÝ, Petr a Tomáš PODRÁBSKÝ. Grafitické liatiny. EDIS ŽU, Žilina, 2005, 168 s. ISBN 8080703906. (SK)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization MTI , 3 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Fundamental technologies of iron making.
2. Methods of ladle steel processing (secondary metallurgy).
3. Basic methods of thermal processing of steels in current technical practice.
4. Methods of thermomechanical processing of steels (managed forming).
5. Low carbon structural steels.
6. Weldable steels.
7. Stainless steels, selected heat-resistant and high-temperature steels.
8. Tool steels.
9. Steels for castings, graphite cast iron.
10. Nonferrous metals and alloys I. - Aluminum and its alloys.
11. Nonferrous metals and alloys II. - Magnesium and its alloys, titanium alloys.
12. Nonferrous metals and alloys III. - Nickel alloys.
13. Final summary, tutorials, FAQs students.

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Juliš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Structure and properties of Fe - Fe3C diagram.
2. Classification of steels and cast irons in accordance with applicable European standards.
3. Phase transformations in the solid state in steels. Austenitization.
4. Steels for quenching and tempering.
5. Ageing of steels.
6. Weldable steels.
7. Stainless steels, selected heat-resistant and high-temperature steels.
8. Tool steels.
9. Steels for castings, graphite cast iron.
10. Presentation of semester works
11. Nonferrous metals and alloys I. + II. - Al and Mg alloys.
12. Nonferrous metals and alloys III. - Ni alloys and Ti.
13. Credit test.