Course detail

High temperature process in inorganics materials

CEITEC VUT-DS214AAcad. year: 2020/2021

In the course, doctoral students are introduced to basics of thermodynamics and kinetics of inorganic materials which is used for description of selected problems of materials engineering: phase diagrams and phase transformations, high-temperature interaction of molten metals with ceramic materials, and sintering and grain growth in ceramic and metal materials.
The content of the course can be adapted to the topic of the future dissertation.

Language of instruction

English

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Karel Maca, Dr.

Department

Central European Institute of Technology BUT (CEITEC VUT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Basics of thermodynamics and kinetics
2. Applications of thermodynamic and kinetic principles to the study of transport processes
3. Phase equilibria in one, two, and three component material systems
4. Determining of phase diagrams
5. Phase transformations
6. High-temperature interaction of molten metals with ceramic materials
7. Calculation of reaction equilibria according to Van’t Hoff isotherm
8. Sintering – driving forces, mechanisms, models
9. Grain growth and microstructure evolution
10. Modern sintering methods
11. Excursion and practical exercise

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

E.M. Levin at al: Phase Diagrams for Ceramists, American Ceramic Society, 1983
P.W.Atkins: Physical Chemistry, Oxford University Press, 1992
S.J.L. Kang: Sintering - Densification, Grain growth and Microstructure, Elsevier, 2005

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme STIAMN Doctoral

    branch AM , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch ANTMT , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional