Course: Heat Treatments of Metals

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Course title Heat Treatments of Metals
Course code TUVI/TP9UK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vaněk Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Ovsík Martin, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the subject. 2. List of used materials. 3. Technically important metals and their alloys. 4. Crystalline structure of metals. 5. Equilibrium binary diagrams. 6. Phase transformations in solid alloys. 7. Heat treatment of steels and cast iron. 8. Special features of heat treatment of tool steels and other cutting materials. 9. Heat treatment of non-ferrous metals and alloys. 10. Chemical heat treatment, new methods. 11. Thermomechanical processing. 12. Physical and chemical methods of application of particularly hard surfaces. 13. Ecological aspects of surface treatment technology. 14. Measurement of surface layer properties.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Simple experiments, Individual work of students
  • Preparation for course credit - 120 hours per semester
learning outcomes
Knowledge
define the principle and methodology of heat treatment of metals
define the principle and methodology of heat treatment of metals
explain heat treatment of metals - annealing, hardening and tempering
explain heat treatment of metals - annealing, hardening and tempering
characterize the chemical-thermal treatment of metals
characterize the chemical-thermal treatment of metals
describe metal coating by PVD, CVD and PACVD method
describe metal coating by PVD, CVD and PACVD method
list and describe the measurement of the properties of surface layers
list and describe the measurement of the properties of surface layers
Skills
determine the appropriate material for heat treatment
determine the appropriate material for heat treatment
propose the conditions of heat treatment of metals
propose the conditions of heat treatment of metals
implement thermal and chemical-thermal processing of metals
implement thermal and chemical-thermal processing of metals
suggest a suitable coating method and type
suggest a suitable coating method and type
establish a suitable method of measuring the properties of surface layers
establish a suitable method of measuring the properties of surface layers
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Analysis of works made by the student (Technical products)
Didactic test
Didactic test
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • Callister, William D. . Materials Science and Engineering An Introduction .
  • Filipi, Bohdan. Nauka o materiálu. 1. vyd. Ostrava : Sdružení požárního a bezpečnostního inženýrství, 2003. ISBN 80-86634-11-6.
  • Križan, L., Grgáč, P., Čaplovic, L.: . Špeciálna technológia I. Progresívne metódy tepelného spracovania. . SVŠT Bratislava, 1986.
  • Ptáček, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I. Brno : CERM, 2001. ISBN 80-7204-193-2.
  • Ptáček, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu II. Brno : CERM, 1999. ISBN 80-7204-130-4.
  • SKÁLOVÁ, J., KOUTSKÝ, J., MOTYČKA, V. Nauka o materiálech. 4. vyd.. Plzeň: ZČU, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7043-244-0.


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