Course: Technology of Making Metal Casting Moulds

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Course title Technology of Making Metal Casting Moulds
Course code KVU/BTFK
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Míšek Luděk, Doc. MgA.
Course content
1. Familiarization of students with issues of metals casting 2. Production of model for casting soft materials like pewter or lead 3. Creating disposable mould for casting soft materials (pewter, lead) 4. Creating a lukopren mould for casting soft materials (pewter, lead) 5. Creating a lukopren mould for casting soft materials (pewter, lead) 6. Casting models into the moulds, polishing and putting patina 7. Casting models into the moulds, polishing and putting patina 8. Creating a model for bronze casting. 9. Creating disposable mould for bronze casting 10. Creating a model for casting into cast iron and iron 11. Creating a model for casting into cast iron and iron 12. Technology of casting into iron, cast iron - sand moulds 13. Joining, polishing, putting patina

Learning activities and teaching methods
Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to describe individual types of materials for casting and forming metals
Skills
to use the competences acquired in the subject areas of technology, applying new or deepened technological procedures, to process base materials for molding (modeling mass, plaster, etc.), to create models according to the pattern, adhere to occupational safety, to identify individual types of materials for casting and forming metal
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to list and describe the technological processes of molding for the casting of soft materials, to describe and describe the technological processes of joining, chipping and patinating metals
Skills
to assess the adequacy of the chosen approach and theoretically to design its improvement variants, make a disposable mold for casting soft materials, to make a lukoprene mold for casting soft materials, cast the soft metal model into a mold and then perform its retouching, trimming and patination
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Seminar classes
Lecture with visual aids
Self-study of literature
One-to-One tutorial
Skills
Students' portfolio
Task-based study method
Interactive lecture
Skills demonstration
Seminar
Individual study
Competences
Students' portfolio
Task-based study method
Individual study
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Individual presentation at a seminar
Competences
Portfolio
Continuous assessment
Self-evaluation
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • PTÁČEK, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu I.. Brno, 2001.
  • PTÁČEK, L. a kol. Nauka o materiálu II.. Brno, 1999.
  • Vojtěch, D. Kovové materiály (skriptum). VŠCHT, Praha, 2006. ISBN 8070806001.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester