| NAME OF THE COURSE |
Metal construction materials |
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Course teacher |
Prof Ladislav Vrsalović |
Credits (ECTS) |
5.5 |
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Associate teachers |
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Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Mandatory |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
Course objectives |
Students will get the complete knowledge of metallic materials, their physical and chemical properties relevant to their application, as well as the possibilities of their surface treatment and joining. |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
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Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
After passing the exam the student is expected to know:
- Describe the basic characteristics of metallic structural materials.
- Compare the methods for the surface treatment of metals.
- Present methods for metal investigation.
- Describe the methods of joining metals.
- Analyse the recycling and disposal options for scrap metal. |
Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
1st week: Description and view the contents of the curse. Introduction. Types of
metal materials.
2nd week: Physical and chemical properties of metallic materials
3rd week: Iron production. Classification and properties of iron and its alloys.
Application.
4th week: Steel Production. Classification of steels. Application.
5th week: Light and non-ferrous metals and their alloys.
6th week: Production of aluminum and alloys.
7th week: Special metals. Norms. (I. partial written exam)
8th week: The mechanical properties of the metal. Basic non-destructive and
destructive methods of testing of metals.
9th week: Corrosion behavior of metals under exposure conditions.
10th week: Processing and methods for the improvment the properties of metallic
materials.
11th week: Surface treatment of metals.
12th week: Review of techniques for joining and cutting of materials. Riveting.
Soldering.
13th week: Welding and Cutting. Build up by welding.
14th week: Recycling and disposal of scrap metal.
15th week: Repetition. (II partial writen exam).
LABORATORY EXERCISES:
Phase diagram, thermal analysis. Investigation of strength, hardness, bending resistance and impact resistance different steels materials. Joining of metallic materials by soldering and welding methods. Investigations of welded joints with penetrants and ultrasonic method. Investigations of metal materials microstructure by metallographic microscope. Chemical formation of a zinc coating on copper alloys. Passivation of stainless steels. |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
Attending lectures in the amount of 80%. All laboratory exercises successfully finished. |
Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
1.0 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
1.0 |
Report |
0.0 |
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Essay |
0.0 |
Seminar essay |
0.0 |
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Tests |
1.0 |
Oral exam |
1.5 |
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Written exam |
1.0 |
Project |
0.0 |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
The entire course can be passed by two partial exams during the semester. Passing threshold is 50%. Each partial exam in assessing participates with 50%.
On examination shedule students will have oral exam. Scoring: - 50% insufficient, 50%-60% - sufficient, 61% -74% - good, 75% -87% very good, 88% -100% - excellent. |
Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
Title |
Number of copies in the library |
Availability via other media |
T. Filetin, F. Kovačićek, J. Indolf, Svojstva i primjena materijala, Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, 2002. |
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M. Gojić, Površinska obradba materijala, Metalurški fakultet, Zagreb, 2010. |
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M. Gojić, Tehnike spajanja i razdvajanja materijala, Metalurški fakultet, Zagreb, 2008. |
2 |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
T. Filetin, Pregled razvoja i primjene suvremenih materijala, Hrvatsko društvo za materijale i tribologiju, Zagreb, 2000.
S. Brkić, Nehrđajući čelici u farmaceutskoj, prehrambenoj i kemijskoj industriji, DeVeDe d.o.o., Zagreb, 2007.
F. Kovačićek, D. Španicek, Materijali, osnove znanosti o materijalima, FSB, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, 2000.
E. Stupnišek-Lisac, Korozija i zaštita konstrukcijskih materijala, Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb 2007.
ASM Handbook, volume 10, Materials characterization, ASM International, USA, 1998.
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
- monitoring of students suggestions and reactions during semester
- students evaluation organized by University |
Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
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