Course detail

Laboratory Classes in Metallic Materials

FCH-MCO_PKMAcad. year: 2016/2017

This is laboratory practice focused on standard metallography. Micrographs of steel, cast irons and nonferrous alloys will be prepared. Quality of finished surface and its interpreting in reports will be emphasized. Mechanical and corrosion properties will be evaluated.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Absolute is able to evaluate structure of metallic material.

He/she is also able to make tests of its mechanical and corrosion properties, including samples wit protective coatings.

Student is able to evaluate suitability and sample size for each of a structural-analytical operations.

Prerequisites

General and Inorganic Chemistry I,II, Physical ChemistryI,II, Structure of Materials, Structure and properties of inorganic materials I, Transport phenomena in materials engineering, Mechanics and failure of materials, Metallic materials

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course uses teaching methods in form of Laboratory exercise - 4 teaching hours per week. The e-learning system (LMS Moodle) is available to teachers and students.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

50% of assessment is given by final test according ECTS:

100 – 90 % A (1,0),
89 – 80 % B (1,5),
79 – 70 % C (2,0),
69 – 60 % D (2,5),
59 – 50 % E (3,0),
49 – 0 % F (4,0).

40% is given by reports of experimental tasks (each can be revised twice) and evaluation of final presentation of results for the entire practicum.

10% is given by laboratory skills.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction, safety rules, devices
2. Cutting, mounting - steel, brass, silumin - praparation for next operation.
3. Metallography - grinding, polishing, etching- steel, brass, silumin
4. Light microscopy - observation of structure, determination of particle size and phases.
5. Hardness - steel, brass, silumin.
6. Determination of elemental composition of prepared samples - SEM/EDS.
7. Gravimetric determination of corrosion rate.
8. Preparation of phosphate conversion coatings.
9. Coating quality assessment from the previous lab - potentiostatically.
10. Substitute practise for excused students missing some task.
11. Presentation of results obtained from entire practicum.
12. Final test.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Primary objective is managing of basic metallography practice including documentation and interpreting the results.

Secondary objective is application of knowledge of previous theoretical subject, comparison of phase diagram data with real structures and relations between structure and properties (mechanical, corrosion).

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

100% attendance of course units is compulsory. Date and form of substitution practise will be stated by teacher (in excusable cases - death of close relatives, medical reasons, school and state representation, confirmed traffic problems).

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

P. Jonšta, V. Hrubý, A. Silbernagel: Praktická metalografie. Kovosil Ostrava, 2008. (CS)
PTÁČEK, L. a kol.: Nauka o materiálu I. Brno: CERM, 2001, 505 s. ISBN 80-720-4193-2. (CS)
PTÁČEK, L. a kol.: Nauka o materiálu II. 2. vyd. Brno: CERM, 2002, 391 s. ISBN 80-7204-248-3 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPCP_CHM Master's

    branch NPCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme NKCP_CHM Master's

    branch NKCO_CHM , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme CKCP_CZV lifelong learning

    branch CKCO_CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional