Surface Engineering (FSI-WPI)

Academic year 2026/2027
Supervisor: prof. Ing. Ivo Dlouhý, CSc.  
Supervising institute: ÚMVI all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Course type: departmental course
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A written test to assess knowledge of the concepts and essence of the topics covered. Emphasis is placed on verifying the ability to apply the acquired knowledge. If necessary, additional questions are asked orally.
A semester paper in the form of a thematic presentation, where the use of knowledge from the course in the presentation of professional issues is evaluated.
Attendance at lectures is recommended.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
    Laboratory exercise  13 × 1 hrs. compulsory                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

01. Surface stress and wetting
02. Surface tortuosity and anizotropy
03. Colloidal state of material
04. Surface microstructure of solids
05. Microstructure of interface boundaries in solids
06. Epitaxy
07. Surfaces reactivity and adsorption
08. Surface microgeometry
09. Surface treatment
10. Recrystallisation, fatigue and spontanneous strukturalisation
11. Nanodispersive systems
12. Surfactants
13. Catalysis


The course includes two excursions:


1) A company using cutting tool surface treatment technologies, in particular PVD and CVD (Šumperk)


2) A major manufacturer of electron microscopes (Brno)
    Laboratory exercise 01. Microgeometry of surfaces
02. Surface treatment procedures
03. Microstructure of interfaces
04. Microhardness
05. Scratch tests
06. Thermal barier coatings
Literature - fundamental:
1. Fiala, J., Kraus, I. Povrchy a rozhraní, ČVUT v Praze, Praha 2009, ISBN 978-80-01-04248-9
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
N-MTI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 4 Compulsory 2 1 S
N-SLE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 4 Elective 2 1 S
C-AKR-P full-time study CLS -- GCr 4 Elective 1 1 S