Subject 'Engineering Materials'

Year:   2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    

Introduction to engineering materials: metals, plastics, composites and ceramics. Atomic and crystal structure of metals, crystal lattices. Properties of materials: physical, mechanical, technological properties.
Structure of metals and metal alloys. Crystallization, the structure of metal alloys. Binary phase diagrams. Iron-carbon alloys: steels and cast irons. Basics of heat treatment of steels. Non-ferrous metals and their alloys: Al, Cu, Ni, Ti and Mg.
Non-metallic engineering materials: plastics, ceramics and composites. Classification, properties and usage.

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge about main engineering materials in modern technology: metallic materials, non-metallic materials. Ferrous metals and alloys: steels and cast irons. Non-ferrous metals and alloys: aluminum, copper, titanium, nickel and magnesium and their alloys. Non-metallic materials: plastics, engineering ceramics and composite materials.

The student who has mastered this course:
- classifies engineering materials and gives examples of every group.
- names physical, mechanical and technological properties of materials and defines them.
- describes the structure of materials and knows the connection between the structure and properties of materials.
- describes heat treatment processes of ferrous and non-ferrous metals and knows the impact of heat treatment on materials' properties.
- names non-metallic engineering materials, knows their properties and application

Lectures, homework, groupwork, tests, exam.

1. W. Callister "Materials Science and Engineering" I...VI Edition, 1999...2002
2. W. Bolton "Materials for Engineering" Second Edition. 2000
3. J. P. Mercier, G. Zambelli, W. Kurz "Introduction to Materials Science", 2002

Engineering materials course is ending with a written exam.

Written exam:
100...91 points- grade 5 (excellent)
90...81 points- grade 4 (very good)
80...71 points- grade 3 (good)
70...61 points- grade 2 (sufficient)
60...51 points- grade 1 (insufficient)

The course Engineering Materials is a mandatory course and the finale grade must be at least 2 (sufficient).

2014: AT  

2013: AT