Course: Mechanical Technology

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Course title Mechanical Technology
Course code KMMCS/XAMET
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Švanda Pavel, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Casting Technologies - Sand mixtures, way of making molds and cores. Gravity, centrifugal, mold, pressure and vacuum casting. Heat treatment of metallic materials- ferous metals, Non-ferous metals. Technology of volume forming - forging, ramming, extrusion. Technology of surface forming - drawing, cutting, bending, straightening of sheets. Definition and division of welding methods, advantages and disadvantages of welding. Types of welded joints, their execution. Metallurgy of welding. Flame welding. Arc welding with manually wrapped electrodes. Progressive methods of welding (in shielding atmospheres, under fluxing agent). Resistance welding, build-up welding, brazing. Methods of thermal parting of materials. Chip forming principle. Cutting tool. Tool wear. Cutting environment. Turning, milling, drilling, boring, planning and slotting/shaving, grinding. Aditive manufacturing. Technology od Industry 4.0. Non-destructive testing of materials.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Laboratory work
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Preparation for a credit (assessment) - 6 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 47 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Aim of these lessons is knowledge from corrosion engineering. Properties of difference corrosion environments to different materials. basic principles of corrosion/surface degradation of (metallic) materials. Surface treatment, classification, pre-treatment processes, ecological aspects of surface treatment.
Students will acquire overview of technology of casting, forming, welding, brazing, parting and machining the main types of metal materials.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of material engineering and chemistry.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination

The requirements will be defined by lecturer.
Recommended literature
  • Frischherz, Adolf. Technologie zpracování kovů 1 : základní poznatky. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 2001. ISBN 80-902655-0-2.


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