Course detail
Metallic Materials
FSI-WKM Acad. year: 2026/2027 Winter semester
The Metal Materials course introduces students to the constructional and tool metals employed in modern mechanical engineering. Lessons focus on the relationship between the chemical composition, properties, and structure of materials, and how these factors influence their use.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
8
Supervisor
Entry knowledge
Students are expected to have a general knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry at secondary school level. They should also have a basic understanding of the technological processes involved in working with iron and non-iron metals and their alloys, including metallurgy, foundry work, welding, cutting, forming and heat treatment.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Conditions for obtaining credit: participation in exercises. The exam consists of written and oral components. In the written part, students will work on six topics. In the oral part, they will answer additional questions.
Attendance at lectures and exercises is mandatory. Absences will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Aims
This course aims to teach students how to select and use structural and tool metal materials to achieve the best possible performance characteristics in a given area. Building on knowledge acquired in the Introduction to Materials Science, Structure and Properties of Materials and Non-metallic Materials courses, this course supplements this knowledge with engineering applications.
Successfully completing the course should make it easier for students to select and process materials for practical applications.
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.