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Students will prepare metallographic samples for all evaluation methods, and evaluate structural components. They will be made familiar with the use of particular metallographic methods. They will be able to evaluate independently the relations among the technology, structure and utility properties of the material.

Students are expected to have general knowledge and basic knowledge of mathematics, physics and chemistry acquired at secondary school. They should have the basic knowledge with respect to the following fields of materials: the structure of metals and alloys, composite materials, constructional ceramics and materials for electronics.

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Course-unit credit is conditional on attendance at all lessons. Final grade reflects the result achieved in a written test where a student has to answer three questions; two theoretical and one practical.

1. Work safety in a metallographic laboratory. Prediction of mechanical properties on the basis of structure characteristics.
2. Metallographic sampling for metallographic analysis. Selection of a metallographic sample position. Metallographic cut sample orientation, metallographic sample surface. Technological aspects of suitability of the sample selection. Influence of the sampling method on the structure.
3. Grinding, polishing of samples for light microscopy observation. Mechanical polishing, electrolytic polishing, chemical polishing. Laboratory techniques of semi-automatic and automatic preparation of metallographic samples. Etching, colour etching.
4. Structure observation of non-etching samples. Steel purity determination. Baumann printing. Etching samples observation (selection). Macroscopic etching and observation.
5. Replicas preparation. Foils preparation. Samples for scanning electron microscopy.
6. The most frequent types of steels selection and cast iron their structure valuation in terms of standards ČSN.
7. Individual work. Sample preparation and evaluation of the structure (method selection) of the given ferroalloy material.
8. Specific features of copper alloy samples preparation (Cu, Bronze cast and wrought, Brass cast and wrought)
9. Aluminium alloy (cast, wrought, hardenable and non-hardenable) sample preparation.
10. Study of corrosion (outlines). Study of cavitations. Possibilities of studying fatigue processes. Liquation, segregation and study of other non-homogeneities.
11. Bimetal and sandwich composites metallography. Basic aspects of ceramic-metallic materials, SAPs and sintered carbides preparation.
12. Systemization and classification of fractures. Fracture area evaluation methods.
13. Methods of the quantitative evaluation of the structure. Spatial arrangement of structure components (stereo-logical models).

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Students will be made familiar with the basic practical methods of the structure imaging, qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the structure. Students will observe and evaluate materials as needed for their diploma theses.

Attendance at seminars is compulsory. Absence from seminars may be compensated for by the agreement with the teacher.

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Jandoš, F., Říman R., Gemperle A.: Využití moderních laboratorních metod v metalografii.

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