Course detail
Metallic Materials
FSI-WKM Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
The course Metal Materials familiarises students with constructional and tool metal materials which are used in mechanical engineering nowadays. Lessons are focused on relations among the chemical composition, properties, structure of material, and its use.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
8
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
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 alloys, i.e. basic knowledge of metallurgy, foundry, welding, cutting, forming and heat treatment of metals and alloys.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Course-unit credit is awarded on the following conditions: active participation in lessons. Successful completion of control tests regarding the presented topics. The exam has a written and an oral part. The written part is focused on six of the main topics presented in the lectures. In the oral part of the exam a student answers additional and complementary questions.
Attendance at lectures and seminars is compulsory. Absence from seminars may be compensated by the agreement with the teacher.
Aims
The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge necessary to choose and use constructional and tool materials in order to reach utility properties. The course is a follow-up to the following courses: "Introduction to Material Science", "Structure and Properties of Materials" and "Non- ferrous Materials". It is intended to deepen and widen the acquired knowledge in the area of engineering applications.
Successful completion of the course will enable students to choose the right materials and use them in practice.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
specialization MTI: Materials Engineering, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, compulsory
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 hours, compulsory
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.