Aircraft Materials and Technology (FSI-OLR-A)

Academic year 2026/2027
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚMVI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Aims of the course unit:

The aim of the course Aircraft Materials is to inform students of present state in the area of structural materials for aircraft structures and to provide them with methodical and objective knowledge.
The course Aircraft Materials makes students familiar with representative aircraft structural materials as well as with their optimal use. Students will be able to evaluate different material variants of aircraft structures according their strength, lifetime and damage tolerance.
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

Basic knowledge of relations between composition, processing, structure and properties of structural materials. Basic terminology of physical metallurgy and material limit states.
Course contents:

The course Aircraft Materials and Technology is focused on compositions, processing effects, microstructures, properties and typical applications of selected aircraft materials. Special material requirements. Aluminium alloys, magnesium alloys, titanium alloys, high strength steels, nickel-base and cobalt-base superalloys, fibre and particle composites, nanocomposites and smart materials for aircraft structures. New research and development, international material standards and equivalents.
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
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.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 3 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  2 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
    Exercise  11 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

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

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


 
    Exercise

  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


 


 
Literature - fundamental:
1. ASHBY, M. F.; JONES, D. R. H. Engineering materials 1 – An Introduction to Properties Application and Design, Fourth Edition, Elsevier, 2012, ISBN: 978-0-08-096665-6 
2. ASM Handbook Volume 1: Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels, and High-Performance Alloys, ASM International, 1990, ISBN: 978-0-87170-377-4
3. ASM Handbook Volume 2: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM International, 1990, ISBN: 978-0-87170-378-1
4. ASM handbook. Volume 4: Heat treating, ASM International, 1991, ISBN: 978-1-62708-011-8
Literature - recommended:
1. MMPDS-06, Metallic Materials Properties Development and Standardization, 2011, Federal Aviation Administration, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-AST-A full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 6 Compulsory 2 1 W
N-ENG-Z visiting student --- no specialisation -- Cr,Ex 6 Recommended course 2 1 W