Course detail

Aircraft Materials and Technology

FSI-OLR Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester

Supervisor

prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, 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

The course credit requirements are compulsory attendance at seminars and laboratory exercises. It is also necessary to submit complete and correct required seminar reports and assessment of both written seminar tests for at least 50% of total points. Obtaining the credit from seminars is a condition for admission to the final exam. The exam is in written form.


Attendance at seminars is compulsory. In case of justified absence, the missed seminar may be compensated with an individual assignment. Continuous checking is made by means of written tests. In case of a failure, it is required to repeat the test.

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-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
branch STL: Aircraft Design, 6 credits, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus

Lecture topics:


- Introduction to the study of aircraft materials


- Al alloys


- Mg alloys


- Ti alloys


- Steels


- High temperature alloys


- Composites and sandwich materials


- Nanomaterials and smart systems


- Corrosion and corrosion protection


- Forming techniques of aircraft materials

Laboratory exercise

2 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

3. Heat treatment of aluminium alloys
12. Metal sheet forming of light alloys

Exercise

11 hours, compulsory

Syllabus


  1. Characteristics of aviation structural materials

  2. Characteristics of wrought and casted aluminium alloys

  3. Laboratory

  4. Magnesium alloys

  5. Titanium alloys

  6. High-strength steels in aviation

  7. Optimization of steel hardening process

  8. Characteristics of high-temperature aviation materials

  9. High-temperature super alloys, Nickel and Cobalt alloys

  10. Technology of aviation materials forming

  11. Formability of aviation materials

  12. Laboratory

  13. Rubber-pad forming