B_NOM_1 Material Science I.

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Marta Harničárová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Martin Podařil, PhD., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Marek Šafář (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šepeľák, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Jan Valíček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šepeľák, DrSc.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: The Department of Mechanical Engineering – School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_NOM_1/K05: Sun 1. 3. 9:40–11:10 I201, Sun 29. 3. 8:00–12:30 I201, Sun 12. 4. 8:00–12:30 I201, Sun 26. 4. 11:25–12:55 I201, M. Harničárová, M. Šafář, V. Šepeľák, J. Valíček
B_NOM_1/P01: each even Wednesday 9:40–12:40 B1, J. Valíček
B_NOM_1/S01: Tue 16:30–18:00 D416, M. Podařil
B_NOM_1/S03: Tue 11:25–12:55 D516, M. Podařil
B_NOM_1/S04: Wed 13:05–14:35 I201, M. Podařil
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MAT_z Mathematics I || AMP_1 Applied mathematics 1 || B_MAT_1 Mathematics I || B_AMP_1 Applied mathematics 1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
In terms of subject student obtains knowledge in the field matter, chemical composition, structure, properties and usage of metal materials. Student will be acquaint with basic technologies of processing and checking as well as with factors, which affect characteristics of metal materials. It will especially relate to steels and their alloyes and nonferrous metals. Integral part of education will be introduction of concrete examples of using discussed materials especially in mechanical engineering and also development trend in this area. Graduate of this subject will be able to describe structure and properties of material, will bw able to analyse chemical composition and structure and will be able to carry out composition testing and will be able to review usability of using selected material for application in construction.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge - the student will be able to: - Be able to describe the basic properties of metallic engineering materials, introduce the basic methods of processing engineering materials, to explain the principles of changes in the properties of fundamental technological materials, describe the possibility of degradation processes in engineering materials and be able to classify the types of basic materials used in engineering. Skills - the student will be able to: - Be able to evaluate basic structural processes in machine parts during their lifetime, to design fundamental properties of engineering materials testing and evaluate results, assess the adequacy of the choice the material simple machine parts with respect to the stress. Be able to determine the basic properties of materials to use certain technology, compare the basic material characteristics and in the field of materials to assess the economic aspects of its activities.
Syllabus
1. Introduction to study of material problems – meaning of subject, schedule of lectures and exercising, requirements for grading of the course; materials characterization 2. Priciples of metals theory , atomic structure of metals, interatomic bonding in crystals; structure of crystals and their imperfections 3. Basic related thermodynamic concept – state and energy of system, Gibbs phase rule; diffusion in metals 4. Metals and alloys under incidence of outer forces – elastic and plastic deformation, strengthening and recovery 5. Bare metals and alloys, structure of metal systems, solid solutions and intermediate phases 6. Phase transformation in metal systems, crystallization and transformation in solid state, allotropy and polymorphism 7. Phase diagrams of binary systems, phase and structural analysis of systems in accordance with solubility of components 8. Technical alloys of iron, bare iron, influence of chemical elements on characteristics of alloys 9. Phasic and structural analysis of Fe-C based alloyes, binary diagrams of metastable system Fe-Fe3C and stable system Fe-C, influence of other elements on characteristics 10. Principle of heat treatment steel and cast iron, chemical-heat treatment of steel, mechanical-heat treatment of steel 11. Classification of steels, carbon and alloyed steels; heat resistant steels, stainless steels and tool steels. 12. Nonferrous metals and their alloys, parameter of selected Cu, Al alloyes and other technically significant alloyes 13. Metal materials for production of basic parts of productive machines, power machines and traffic engineering
Literature
    required literature
  • PTÁČEK, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I. Brno : CERM, 2002.
  • MACEK, K. a kol. Nauka o materiálu. Praha : VČVUT Praha, 1996.
  • SKÁLOVÁ, J., KOUTSKÝ, J.; MOTYČKA, V. Nauka o materiálech. 2. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. 232 s. ISBN 80-7082-677-0.
  • FREMUNT, P., PODRÁBSKÝ, T. Konstrukční oceli. Brno : CERM, 1996.
  • SKÁLOVÁ, J., BENEDIKT, Vl., KOVAŘÍK, R. Základní zkoušky kovových materiálů. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2000. 175 s. ISBN 80-7082-623-
  • PLUHAŘ J. Nauka o materiálech – Celostátní učebnice pro skupinu studijních oborů Strojírenství a ostatní kovodělná výroba. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL ,1989. 549 s.
    recommended literature
  • PTÁČEK, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu II. Brno : CERM, 2003.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Group Teaching - Collaboration
Project Teaching
Brainstorming
Partner Teaching
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Homework - presentation1214
Preparation for Lectures12 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2060
Preparation for the Final Test1418
Preparation for the exam1820
Final test22
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2616
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Seminary Work 30 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course: First Test/Seminar Work/ … : maximum 30% (0-30 points), Final Test: maximum 70% (0-70 points). Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB(Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subjet in a semester.
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