Course: Managing Material Flows

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Course title Managing Material Flows
Course code AUART/AK2RM
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Maňas Miroslav, doc. Ing. CSc.
  • Mizera Aleš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Atom Structure, Interatomic Bonds, Structure of Crystalline Substances, Crystalline Structure Failure 2. Solidification and Crystallization, Phase Diagrams, Fe-Fe3 System, Fe-C(graphit) System 3. Metals, Ferrous and Non-ferrous Metals and their Alloys 4. Steels, Classification, Use 5. Steel Heat Treatment 6. Steel Chemical-Heat and Mechanical-Heat Treatment 7. Selected Non-ferrous Metals and their Alloys (Al, Mg, Cu, Zn, Sn, Pb, Ti, Zr) 8. Non-matallic Construction Materials (Wood, Ceramic, Glass) 9. Polymers, and Composits with Polymeric Matrix, Classification, Structure 10. Polymer Properties and Rheology of Polymer Melts 11. Composites, Structure, Properties 12. Mechanical Properties of Materials. I. Static Material Tests:Tensile , Compression , Bending and Torsion Tests 13. Mechanical Properties of Materials.II.Dynamic Tests: Dynamic Endurance Test, Creep, Relaxation, Fracture Mechanics. 14. Hardness Tests.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Simple experiments
  • Participation in classes - 14 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 21 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
There are inspected only basic knowledge of physics on the secondary/high school levev
There are inspected only basic knowledge of physics on the secondary/high school levev
learning outcomes
Student gains fundamental informations concerning technologies used in engineering and polymer processing industry
Student gains fundamental informations concerning technologies used in engineering and polymer processing industry
Describe the basic technologies of material processing
Describe the basic technologies of material processing
Explain the differences between conventional and unconventional machining methods
Explain the differences between conventional and unconventional machining methods
Explain the principles of forming materials
Explain the principles of forming materials
Evaluate the importance of forming materials on the properties of metallic materials
Evaluate the importance of forming materials on the properties of metallic materials
Describe methods of processing polymeric materials
Describe methods of processing polymeric materials
Skills
To propose a suitable technology for the production of a specific product
To propose a suitable technology for the production of a specific product
Estimate the costs of different production technologies
Estimate the costs of different production technologies
Assess the possibilities of using robots and manipulators with different technologies
Assess the possibilities of using robots and manipulators with different technologies
Evaluate the effect of the technology used on the roughness of the machined surface
Evaluate the effect of the technology used on the roughness of the machined surface
Compare the time consumption of individual machining methods
Compare the time consumption of individual machining methods
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
assessment methods
Preparation of a presentation
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • ANDERSON, J. C.et.al. Materials Science. Chapman & Hall ,, 1990.
  • CALISTER, W.D.:. Material Science and Engineering. An introdoction. 3rd ed. Willey, New York,, 1994. ISBN 0-471-58128-3.
  • CAMPO,E.A. Industrial Polymers. Hanser Publishers.Munich, 2008. ISBN 978-3-446-41119-7.
  • DUCHÁČEK, V. Polymery. Výroba, vlastnosti, zpracování, použití.. Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-7080-241-3.
  • FISCHER, CRIPPS, A.C. Introduction to Contact Mechanics. New York, 2000. ISBN 0-387-98914-5.
  • PTÁČEK a kol. Nauka o materiálu I. Brno, 2001. ISBN 80-7204-193-2.
  • PTÁČEK a kol. Nauka o materiálu II. Brno, 2002. ISBN 80-7204-248-3.


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