prof. Ing. Jiří Švejcar, CSc.

E-mail:   svejcar@fme.vutbr.cz 
Dept.:   Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
Position:   Emeritus Professor
Dept.:   Institute of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept. of Structural and Phase Analysis
Position:   Deputy Head

Education and academic qualification

  • 1961,Ing.,Fakulta strojní,VUT v Brně(Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,Brno University of Technology
  • 1964-65,Boarding school of Physical Metallurgy,Slovac Techn.University,Bratislava
  • 1986,CSc,Fakulta strojní VUT v Brně(Fac.of Mech.Engineering)
  • 1990,Doc., VUT v Brně(Brno Univ.of Technology)
  • 1997,Prof.,ČVUT v Praze(Czech Technical University,Praha)

Career overview

  • 1961-65,research worker,Research Institutute for Forming Technology,Brno
  • 1965-1986,researcher,Faculty of Mech.Engineering,Brno Univ.of Technology
  • 1986-1990,Head,Instrumentation Centre,SVVÚ,Brno Univ.of Technology
  • 1990-1992,Director of SVVÚ(Association of Research Institutes),Brno
  • 1992-1994,Director,Institute of Materials Eng.Fac.of mech.Eng.,BUT Brno
  • 1994-2006(January),vice-dean of the Faculty of Mech.Engineering
  • 2006-till now,Head,Dept.of Structure and Phase Analyses,Fac.of Mech.Eng.

Scientific activities

  • Field(s) of research acitivity: Microstructure and mechanical properties of maraging steels, ADI (austempered ductile iron), Al2O3 and ZTA; high-strain-rate deformation of Fe-Ni and Cu single crystals and of steel: biocompatible materials, FGM and coatings, nanomaterials; analytical electron microscopy of above mentioned fields.

University activities

  • 1986-1990,Head,Instrumentation Centre,SVVÚ,Brno Univ.of Technology
  • 1990-1992,Director of SVVÚ(Association of Research Institutes),Brno
  • 1992-1994,Director,Institute of Materials Eng.Fac.of mech.Eng.,BUT Brno
  • 1994-2006(January),vice-dean of the Faculty of Mech.Engineering
  • 2006-till now,Head,Dept.of Structure and Phase Analyses and vice director of Institute of Materials Eng.,Fac.of Mech.Eng
  • 1992-till now,member of Scientific Board,Faculty of Mech.Eng.

Non-University activities

  • - member of TC MAT COST (Technical Committee for Materials, COST-CZ representative from 1993)
  • -member of bilaterial (CZ-Austria) committee AKTION,Head/ member of Program Committee COST, EUREKA, AKTION (member) and EUPRO (head) – advisory committees established by Czech ministry of education and sport,and STEEL,PROGRES and TANDEM-advisory committees established by MPO
  • -Vice-president of Czech Society for New Materials and Technology
  • -member of ASM, DGM, EMAS,SAMPE and IOM
  • -Head of Centrum for New Materials and Technologies
  • -member of GAČR (Grant Agency of Czech Republic), 1996-2002
  • -member of scientific board ( Czech Techn. Univ. Praha and University of Defense, Brno)

Prizing by scientific community

  • 2002,Annual award of Czech Society for New Materials and Technology

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS

26

Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge

52

Sum of other citations (without self-citations)

150

Publications:

  • SLÁMEČKA, K.; ČELKO, L.; SKALKA, P.; POKLUDA, J.; NĚMEC, K.; JULIŠ, M.; KLAKURKOVÁ, L.; ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Bending fatigue failure of atmospheric-plasma-sprayed CoNiCrAlY + YSZ thermal barrier coatings
    journal article in Web of Science
  • ČELKO, L.; DÍAZ DE LA TORRE, S.; KLAKURKOVÁ, L.; KAISER, J.; SMETANA, B.; SLÁMEČKA, K.; ŽALUDOVÁ, M.; ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Temperature effect on the microstructural development of Al–Ni layered binary couples produced by an unconventional method, Elsevier
    journal article in Web of Science
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.; ČELKO, L.; DVOŘÁČEK, E.; KLAKURKOVÁ, L.; JULIŠ, M.; SLÁMEČKA, K.; ZAPLETAL, J.:
    Thermal Spray Technology and Casting in Renovation of Friction Bearings Surface,
    Metallography XV, pp.573-577, ISBN 978-3-03835-072-9, (2014), Trans Tech Publication
    conference paper
    akce: 15th International Symposium on Metallography , Stará Lesná, 24.04.2013-26.04.2013
  • ŘIČÁNKOVÁ, V.; ČELKO, L.; ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Investigation of Changes in Microstructure of Remelted Air Plasma Sprayed NiCrAlY Coating after Thermal Exposure in Air with the Assistance of Microhardness Measurements,
    Key Engineering Materials, pp.226-229, ISBN 9783037859346, (2014), Trans Tech Publications Ltd
    conference paper
    akce: Materials Structure & Micromechanics of Fracture (MSMF-7), Brno, 01.07.2013-03.07.2013
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.; PÍŠTĚK, A.:
    Plane crashes and the possibility of forestalling them,
    9th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing, pp.15-22, ISBN 978-952-67247-4-4, (2011), Stresstech Oy
    conference paper
    akce: 9th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing (ICBM9), Hejnice, 27.06.2011-29.06.2011
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Current potentials of structure analysis,
    Recent trends in structural materials, pp.218-227, ISBN 978-80-254-8683-2, (2010), COMTES FHT
    conference paper
    akce: COMAT 2010-Recent trends in structural materials, Plzeň, 25.11.2010-26.11.2010
  • ČELKO, L.; KLAKURKOVÁ, L.; ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Diffusion in Al-Ni and Al-NiCr Interfaces at Moderate Temperatures,
    Defect and Diffusion Forum, Vol.297-301, (2010), No.2010, pp.771-777, ISSN 1012-0386, Trans Tech Publications
    journal article - other
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Introduction to Nanotechnology,Chapter-Present Possibilities of Nanostructure Analysis,
    Introduction to Nanotechnologies, pp.227-248, ISBN 978-954-580-265-2, (2006), HERON PRESS
    book chapter

List of publications at Portal BUT

Abstracts of most important papers:

  • ŠVEJCAR, J.; PÍŠTĚK, A.:
    Plane crashes and the possibility of forestalling them,
    9th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing, pp.15-22, ISBN 978-952-67247-4-4, (2011), Stresstech Oy
    conference paper
    akce: 9th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing (ICBM9), Hejnice, 27.06.2011-29.06.2011

    The paper concerns of investigation of causes of failures of structural components of civil aircrafts , inclusive of ultra - light aicraft and gliders.The aim was to point out not only the causes of failures which frequently results in great material losses and even loss of life, but also ways of forestalling them.
  • KLAKURKOVÁ, L.; ČELKO, L.; SLÁMEČKA, K.; DOLEŽAL, P.; ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Influence of Temperature on Microhardness of Aluminium-based composites Produced by Controlled Hypereutectic Reaction in Al-Ni Binary System,
    Chemické listy, Vol.105, (2011), No.S, pp.820-821, ISSN 0009-2770, Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry
    journal article - other
    akce: 4th Meeting on Chemistry & Life, Brno, 09.09.2008-11.09.2008

    In the Ni _Al binary system, the majority of scientific attention is focused on the development of NiAl and Ni3Al phases. These phases have a great potential in high temperature applications. The Ni _Al binary system also contains other three, less known phases. The NiAl3, Ni2Al3 and Ni5Al3 phases are not considered for use in high-temperature applications mainly due to their lower melting points being 854 degree C, 1133 degree C and approx. 700 degree C, respectively. New information about their formation and degradation mechanisms, morphology, and distribution, physical and mechanical properties can be, however, successfully used for strengthening of Al composites, Ni/Al/Ni interconnections, and layered structures design. This contribution is focused on local mechanical properties of Al substrate and strengthening Al-rich intermetallic phases produced from deposited Ni sacrificial coatings after the annealing in a wide range of temperatures encompassing the solid and/or molten state of the aluminium substrate.
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.:
    Current potentials of structure analysis,
    Recent trends in structural materials, pp.218-227, ISBN 978-80-254-8683-2, (2010), COMTES FHT
    conference paper
    akce: COMAT 2010-Recent trends in structural materials, Plzeň, 25.11.2010-26.11.2010

    In the present paper attention is mainly focused on the relatively common methods,which have a wide range of applicability in the study of structure aspects.The aim of the paper is pointing at some of their limitations and possibilities which appears with a new development of their instrumentation.
  • ŠVEJCAR, J.; FORET, R.:
    Hydrogen embrittlement induced in bearing steel by electric erosion,
    Acta Metallurgica Slovaca, Vol.1, (2010), No.2H, pp.99-103, ISSN 1335-1532, HF TU Košice
    journal article - other

    The subject of analysis was a spherical-roller bearing which had to be dividet into halves by using of electrospark erosion.On the cutting surfaces of the rings defects were found.On the basis of microfractographic analysis was possible to arrive at a definite assumption that this was one of clasical manifestation of hydrogen embrittlement(delayed fracture) resulting from the combined effect of hydrogenation of subsurface layers during electroerosion and residual stress
  • IINO, Y.; ŠVEJCAR, J.; DLOUHÝ, I.; FOREJT, M.:
    Effect of Strain Rate 10-4 to 10 3 s on Room Temperature Tensile Properties and Notch Plastic Zone of Type 304 Stainless Steel,
    ECF17-Multilevel Approache to Fracture of Materials,Components and Structures, pp.773-779, ISBN 9781617823190, (2008), VUTIUM Brno
    conference paper
    akce: European Conference on Fracture, ECF17, Brno, 02.09.2008-05.09.2008

    Quasi-static,rapid and impact tensile test of cylindrical smooth and notched specimens was carried out at room temperature at strain rates from ten minus four to 1000 per second of type 304 stainless steel.