Course detail

Theory of Complex Phase Transformations

FSI-WKF Acad. year: 2026/2027 Summer semester

Supervisor

prof. Ing. Vlastimil Vodárek, CSc.

Department

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

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

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-MTI-P: Materials Engineering, Master's
branch ---: no specialisation, 7 credits, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. Classification of phase transformations.
2. Crystallisation in one component systems.
3. Crystallisation of solid solutions.
4. Crystallisation of solid solutions.
5. Crystallisation of eutectics and peritectics.
6. Allotropic, polymorphic and massive transformations.
7. Allotropic, polymorphic and massive transformations.
8. Eutectoid transformations.
9. Bainitic Transformations.
10. Martensitic transformations.
11. Martensitic transformations.
12. Decomposition of supersaturated solid solutions.
13. Decomposition of supersaturated solid solutions.

Laboratory exercise

14 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


1. Assessment of chemical inhomogeneity in cast materials.
2. Assessment of chemical inhomogeneity in cast materials.
3. Evaluation of calorimetric experiments and estimation of the phase transformation energy.
4. Evaluation of calorimetric experiments and estimation of the phase transformation energy.
5. Evaluation of microstructures, solution of the Avrami equation and construction of a part of the transformation diagram.
6. Evaluation of microstructures, solution of the Avrami equation and construction of a part of the transformation diagram.

Exercise

12 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

1. Key words of the first law of thermodynamics, thermochemical principles.
2. Solution of examples.
3. Key words of the second law of thermodynamics, equilibrium and spontaneous processes.
4. Solution of examples.
5. Key words of the phase transformation kinetics.
6. Solution of examples.
7. The laws of diffusion, solution of examples.