Advanced Materials

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Department of Materials Engineering

Synopsis:

The course characterizes individual groups of new construction materials. In addition to the development and physical nature of these materials, the most commonly used types of recently developed materials, their basic characteristics and mechanical properties are listed. Their technological possibilities, design applicability and methods of their designations are also presented.

Requirements:

Presence at practical lectures, completed protocols from practical lectures

Written exam

Syllabus of lectures:

• Development, production and market of new materials

• Modern technologies of iron and steel metallurgy

• Designation of materials according to European standards

• Modern steels of mass consumption

• High-strength and stainless steels and Ni and Co alloys

• Light metals and their alloys

• Materials produced by powder metallurgy

• Amorphous, nanocrystalline and microcrystalline metallic materials

• Perspective ceramic materials

• New types of polymeric materials

• Developments in the field of composite materials

• Biomaterials, superconducting and superplastic materials, shape memory materials

• Surface layers and finishes

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Journal: [1]Advanced materials. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, 1989-. ISSN 0935-9648 (print)

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: