Course detail

Practical Materials Engineering on Industrial Artefacts

FSI-0MIAcad. year: 2025/2026

The seminar offers an insight in practical materials engineering. By hands-on experience, the students learn how to apply basic principles of material science on the results they can see on samples prepared by classical materials engineering approaches.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vít Jan, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (ÚMVI)

Entry knowledge

Knowledge of material science, mathematics, chemistry and physics on the first year level is expected.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

The results will be publicly presented. Based on the presentation , credits are awarded.
Since this is an electorial course, the activities in this course are assessed on the basis of the student's own results obtained in the lab, and the quality of the final presentation.

Aims

The objective is to introduce second year students to practical use of materials engineering methods. Students have hands on experience with laboratory equipment and can find the principles that are lectured in theory having real effect.
Practical experience with material engineering analysis methods.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ashby, M.: Materials and Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009
Ashby, M.: Materials Selection in Mechanical Design, Third Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005
Callister WD, Rethwisch DG. Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering: An Integrated Approach, 5th Edition. Wiley; 2016. (EN)
E.N. Dowling: Mechanical Behaviour of Materials,Prentice Hall International Editions 1993
Ptáček, L. a kol.: Nauka o materiálu I, CERM, Brno 2001
Ptáček, L. a kol.: Nauka o materiálu II, CERM, Brno 1999
Tilley, R.J.D.: Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials 9780470026465; 2005; Wiley (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-ENE-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-FIN-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-MAI-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-MET-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-PDS-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme B-PRP-P Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-STR-P Bachelor's

    specialization AIŘ , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization KSB , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization SSZ , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization STG , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

  • Programme B-ZSI-P Bachelor's

    specialization STI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective
    specialization MTI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

8 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Jan, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction in materials engienringapproach and methods for analysing industrial failures
2. Case studies of industrial failures
3. Case studies of industrial failures
4. Techniques available at the laboratories, choice of artifacts to be analysed

Laboratory exercise

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Jan, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Preparation of samples
2. Observations, measurements
3. Observations, measurements
4. Summary of the results, additional measurements

Exercise

3 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vít Jan, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Presentation of the achievetd results