Physical metallurgy 1

The course provides knowledge necessary for understanding processes of thermal treatment, plastic treatment and mechanisms for hardening of materials with crystal structure. It also provides fundamentals of the theory of solid state physics and characteristics of bonds. Students understand the correlation between electron configuration of elements and allotropic modifications and intermetallic compounds. By learning crystal properties, diffusion of defects in the structure of metals, theory of hardening and phase transformations, students understand which physical and metallurgical factors can influence the microstructure and properties of metals and other materials with crystal structure.